INTERPERSONAL METAPHOR IN INDONESIA NOW ENGLISH NEWS PROGRAM ON METRO TV

This study investigate interpersonal metaphor in “Indonesia Now” English news program on Metro TV based on SFL approach. The objectives of the study are to identify what types of interpersonal metaphor used in “Indonesia Now”, to describe the way those interpersonal metaphors are used, and to explain in what context those interpersonal metaphors are used. A qualitative descriptive research was applied. The data were taken from three broadcasts from November 2013, December 2013, and January 2014. The data were collected by recording the “Indonesia Now” program, then transcribing those programs into written text, classifying the data into types of interpersonal metaphor, and then drawing conclusion from the data. The findings of the study show that there are six types of interpersonal metaphor used in “Indonesia Now”, namely epithet, euphemism, connotative meaning, vocative, metaphor of mood, and metaphor of modality. The use of interpersonal metaphor in “Indonesia Now” is realized by the use of incongruent types of expressing meaning. It is also found that the use of interpersonal metaphor in “Indonesia Now” is closely related to social context. The speaker use interpersonal metaphor to accurately reflect their point of view and express the emotion and this purpose can be achieved with reference to context of situation and context of culture.