Thematic Progression Patterns in Indonesian Opinion Articles

Abstract

Thematic progression plays a crucial role in the notion of cohesiveness and coherence in the text, particularly in opinion text. This study was intended to seek the theme and thematic progression patterns in the context of Indonesian opinion articles. To achieve the objective, Halliday theory was applied to identify the theme and thematic progression patterns. The method of this study is the combination between quantitative and qualitative method. The data was taken from Kompas.id, an online version newspaper. The findings revealed that topical theme is the most commonly used by the writer in the opinion articles. In terms of thematic progression (TP), the linear, theme pattern is dominantly found in Bahasa Indonesia opinion articles. As a result, this study might greatly contribute to the writing skill, particularly to those who wants to compose an opinion text cohesively in Bahasa Indonesia, not only for Indonesian but also for foreign learners who wants to learn Bahasa Indonesia.