ANALYSIS OF COLLOCATION LEXICAL COHESION IN TITIK RENGGANI’S SHORT STORIES

Abstract

This research is aimed to explain lexical cohesion of collocation in Titik Renggani’s short stories collection in Kumpulan Waosan Basa Jawi. Then, this research talks about the type and function of of lexical cohesion of collocation in data. The data analysis technique used in this research was descriptive analysis technique. Techniques of collecting data by means of reading techniques and writing techniques. For  data  validity  using  semantic  validity  and  triangulation  theory,  then  for  data  reliability  using intrarater reliability and interrater reliability. The results of the research in explaining the type and the function of lexical cohesion of collocation in Titik Renggani’s short stories collection in Kumpulan Waosan Basa Jawi are (a) public collocation, (b) unique collocation, (c) register collocation, (d) specific collocation, and (e) cultural collocation. Furthermore, the function of lexical cohesion of collocation has a function to explain the contents of the sentence that also gives information contained on it.