FUNCTIONS OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES FOUND IN “THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE” NOVEL BY C. S. LEWIS

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): January: Journal of Humanities, Social Science, Public Administration and Management

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Nophia Apriliani
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Putu Devi Maharani
I.G.B Wahyu Nugraha Putra

Abstract

This study discussed about the functions of interrogative sentence contained in the first Narnia series of novel; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. This novel was chosen because the novel contains matters related to the chosen topic. The purpose of this study is to identify the function of interrogative sentence contained in the novel entitled The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. This study used the theory proposed by Thomson and Martinet (1986) and the supporting theory to analyze the context of situation of the function of interrogative sentence was proposed by Halliday (1989). To collect the data, researchers used observation methods and qualitative methods to analyze data sources and presented descriptively based on the theory that was used in this study. The results showed there were six functions of interrogative sentence found in the data source, namely (1) Interrogative Sentence as Confirmation (2) Interrogative Sentence as Asking Information (3) Interrogative Sentence as Suggestion (4) Interrogative Sentence as Invitation (5) Interrogative Sentence as Request and (6) Interrogative Sentence as Offering.

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