The theoretical contribution of the paper "Appraisal and Ideology Realization in Indonesia State Capital Relocation News Texts" can be summarized into several key points:
1. **Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) Framework**:
- The paper utilizes the SFL framework, specifically the appraisal system, to analyze news texts regarding the relocation of Indonesia's capital city. This framework provides a detailed method for examining how language constructs and conveys attitudes, engagement, and graduation in media discourse (Martin & White, 2005) [1].
2. **Appraisal System Analysis**:
- The study categorizes appraisal into three domains: attitude, graduation, and engagement. It demonstrates how these domains are used to shape public perceptions of the capital relocation project. For instance, the analysis shows a predominance of positive attitudes (67.2%) and heterogloss engagement (91.8%) in the news texts, indicating diverse perspectives and nuanced reporting (Risdianto et al., 2024) [1].