A Syntactic Analysis Of Verb Phrase Used In The Horse Dealer’s Daughter Story By D.H. Lawrence (Using X-Bar Theory)ud

摘要

This research is syntactic analysis. The objects of this research are verb phrases which are used in The Horse Dealer’s Daughter Story. The data are taken from The Horse Dealer’s Daughter story manuscript. The aims of this research are to identify the constituents of verb phrases and to describe the functions of the constituents of verb phrases. This research is descriptive qualitative research. In collecting data, the writer uses documentation. The writer read the story. Then, she finds the verb phrases and coding the data. After that, the writer classifies the data based on the constructions. After conducting the analysis, the writer finds 14 types construction of verb phrase from 86 data. They are: a) V’ → V + PP (Adjunct), consisting of 16 data or 18%, b) V’ → V + PP (complement), consisting of 7 data or 8%, c) V’ → V + PP (complement) + PP (adjunct), consisting of 3 data or 3%, d) V’ → V + NP (complement) + PP (adjunct), consisting of 12 data or 14%, e) V’ → V + NP (complement), consisting of 26 data or 31%, f) V’ → AdvP + V + NP (complement), consisting of 6 data or 8%, g) V’ → V + PP (complement) + AdvP (adjunct), consisting of 2 data or 2%, h) V’ → V + AdvP (adjunct), consisting of 5 data or 7%, i) V’ → V + AdvP (adjunct) + PP (adjunct), consisting of 2 data or 2%, j) V’ → V + NP (complement) + AdvP (adjunct), consisting of 2 data or 2%, k) V’ → V + PP (adjunct) + PP (adjunct), consisting of 1 datum or 1%, l) V’ → AdvP + V + PP (complement), consisting of one datum or 1%, m) V’ → V + AdvP, consisting of 2 data or 2%, and n) V’ → V + AP, consisting of 1 datum or 1%.