Mood AnalysisRainforests as Economic Resources

Functional Grammar assignment

Submitted by :

Daud Yusuf (0706368)

Femia Yamaniastuti (0706xxx)

Wilman Adi Putra (0706xxx)

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ART EDUCATION

INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

2010

Rainforests as Economic Resources

We discovered previously that rainforests are essential to our life on Earth. They also provide a rich variety of economic resources that are used all over the world. This presents countries with a serious dilemma. Rainforests are used for a number of economic purposes, ranging from agricultural to urban and industrial use. The dilemma facing many rainforest-rich countries, as these economic demands grow, the planet's rain forests are placed under increasing threat of destruction. The economic resources of the world's rainforests are enormous. Here are just some of the more important ones.

Nearly 50 per cent of the world's food supplies originate in rainforest areas. Items that we commonly buy from the supermarket originated in rainforests. Rainforests are becoming increasingly popular places for people to visit because they are seen as areas of wilderness and natural beauty. People take part in activities such as fishing, bush-walking, climbing and four-wheel driving. Local pharmacist sells medicines and drugs that come from plants. Such plants grow in rainforests. For example, medicines which is used for travel sickness, headaches, stomach upsets, skin diseases and leukaemia come from the rainforests. In fact, nearly 40 per cent of all medicines originate from rainforests.

Scientists believe that over 200,000 square kilometres of rainforest are being destroyed each year for economic purposes. Most people would acknowledge the economic importance of the world's rainforests. However, there needs to be a balance between the way we are currently using our rainforests and the future availability of these resources. This is now commonly being referred to as ecologically sustainable development.

To conclude, since the rainforests are very crucial to support many aspects of our life, it is our duty to preserve them.

Mood Elements

Mood Type

Speech Function

We discovered previously that rainforests

ar

e essential to our life on Earth.

S F P A S F C A

Mood Residue Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

They also provide a rich variety of economic resources

S Mood Adj. F P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

that are used all over the world.

S F P C A

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

This presents countries with a serious dilemma.

S F P C A

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Rainforest

s are used for a number of economic purposes,

S F P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

ranging from agricultural to urban

an

d industrial use.

P C

Residue

The dilemma facing many rainforest-rich countries

S P  C

Residue

as these economic demands grow,

S F P

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

the planet's rain forests

ar

e placed under increasing threat of destruction.

S F P A P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

The economic resources of the world's rainforests are enormous.

S F C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Here are just some of the more important ones

S F Mood Adj. C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Nearly 50 per cent of the world's food supplies originate in rainforest areas.

Mood Adj. S F P Circ. Adj.

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Items that we commonly buy from the supermarket originated in rainforests.

S S Mood. Adj F P A F P A

Mood Residue Residue

Declarative

Statement

Rainforest

s are

becomin

g increasingly popular places for people to visit

S F P A C A P

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

because they are seen as areas of wilderness and natural beauty.. S F  P  C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

People take part in activities such as fishing, bush-walking, climbing, and four-wheel driving.

S F P A C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

local pharmacist sellsmedicines and drugs that come

from plants.

S F P C F P AMood Residue Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

such plants grow in rainforests. For example,

S F P A

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Medicines which is used for travel sickness, headaches, stomach upsets, skin disease and leukaemia

S F P A

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Declarative

Statement

Scientist believe that over 200.000 kilometres of rainforests are being destroyed

each year for economic purposes.

S F P S F P A

Mood Residue Mood Residue

Declarative

Come from the rainforests

F P A

M Residue

In fact, nearly 40 per cent of all medicines originate from rainforests.

MA S F P A

Mood Residue

Statement

Most people would

acknowledg

e the economic importance of the world rainforest.

S F P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

However

, there needs to be a balance of the way.

S F Predicator C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Wear

ecurrently

usin

gour rainforest and the future availability of these resources.

S F Mood Adj. P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

This is now commonly being referred to as ecologically sustainable development.

S F Mood Adj. P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

To conclude, since the rainforests are very crucial to support many aspects of our life,

S F C P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

it is our duty to preserve them.

S F C P C

Mood Residue

Declarative

Statement

Legend:

S = Subject P = Predicator A = Adjunct

F = Finite C = Complement Mood Adj./MA = Mood Adjunct

Interpretation:

All of the mood type involving in the text is declarative, so the text generally purposes to give information/statement.

Based on the mood analysis of the text, writer is considered to be more knowledgeable than the reader. Writer is informing the reader.

Beside that, the text is considered as neutral. The writer emphasizes the topic and persuades the reader in his conclusion. However, the writer

isn’t in contact with the reader, since the medium of the text is conveyed by written material.