AN ANALYSIS OF MODAL AUXILIARY “Can” IN THE BOOK RULES OF LIFE BY RICHARD TEMPLAR

Edi Purnama; Siti Sopiah

doi:10.56413/studi ilmiah sastra.v14i2.497

Edi Purnama Universitas Nasional PASIM
Siti Sopiah Universitas Nasional Pasim

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56413/studi%20ilmiah%20sastra.v14i2.497

Keywords: Modality, Modal Auxiliary Can, Ability, Possibility and Permission

Abstract

The title of this study that an analysis of Modal Auxiliary “Can” in the book of The Way of Life. The aim of this study that is to find out how many words modal auxiliaries “Can” that it can be found. The theories are used from Haliday in the basic learning of Language and Swam and Palmer the modality in general and more specific of modal “Can” is from Biber. The descriptive method is used in this study. The taken data is from the book of The Way of Life by Richard Templar. The data are selected and analyze. The result of the study that the biggest proportional of modal Auxiliary “Can” is 42 Percent is possibility, and the second propor

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