Jurnal Bahasa dan Budaya China

With the development of the times and technology, information has not only been traditionally transmitted verbally, but now it can be transmitted faster through the use of mass media. Nowadays, the growing of mass media creates a variety of forms, including text and electronics. Both have their own characteristics and advantages. Newspapers as on type of text communication still has a variety of content, and obituary is one of its contents. The obituary is usually made by the mourning committee or the relatives of the deceased in order to inform the deceased relatives and friends and the community. The content of the obituary includes the title, body and ending. This study is based on the obituary in the Indonesian Chinese newspaper International Daily and Sin Chew Daily. This study used a qualitative research method to compare and analyze the obituary of 55 Indonesian Chinese newspapers International Daily, and 18 Indonesian Chinese newspapers Sin Chew Daily. According to the analysis results, the structure of the obituary in the Indonesian Chinese newspapers International Daily and Sin Chew Daily is different from the structure of the Chinese obituary. The Indonesian Chinese newspaper International Daily has two formats, and the Sin Chew Daily has only one format. Even so, the Indonesian Chinese newspaper International Daily has the same words as the Sin Chew Daily, including the title, body and ending.

structure analysis; obituary; International Daily; Sin Chew Daily