An investigation into linguistic features of the Mental process in “How to stop worrying and start living” by dale carnegie

Abstract

This study is aimed to understand the linguistic features of mental processes. In ‗How to Stop Worrying and Start Living‘ by Dale Carnegiegie (1945). The study will make clear the mental process in the writing and the structures to present the process by Dale Carnegiegie. The research based on theoretical framework about functional features in Halliday conducted in 1985, 1994, 2004 and 2014. Therefore, the study will invest in the main purposes: Investigate into types of mental process used in How to Stop Worrying and Start Living‘ by Dale Carnegiegie; Describe linguistic features of mental processes in the boo