An Analysis Of Figurative Language In Song Lyrics By Keenan Te Selected Song (Viewed From Semantic Approach)

SRIYANTI, SRIYANTI (2024) An Analysis Of Figurative Language In Song Lyrics By Keenan Te Selected Song (Viewed From Semantic Approach). Sarjana thesis, Universitas Khairun.

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Abstract

Music can accompany daily activities and make the listener lulled by the lyrics. However, there are many listeners do not understand the meaning of the lyrics conveyed by the singer. This study aims to analyze the type and meaning of figurative language in eight of Keenan Te’s songs. The qualitative descriptive method is used in this research. To gather the data the researcher used some methods, namely: browsing, collecting, typing, printing, reading and noting. After getting the data the researcher analyzes with uses three steps, there are identification, classification and interpretation. This research uses Leech's (1969) theory to examine the type of figurative language and Leech's (1981) theory to examine its meaning. The result of this research shows that there are eight types of figurative language in eight of Keenan Te’s songs, namely: personification (4 data), pleonasm (2 data), rhetorical question (5 data), hyperbole (20 data), simile (2 data), metaphor (3 data), metonymy (2 data) and litotes (2 data). In addition, the author found 3 types of meaning, namely: conceptual meaning (11 data), connotative meaning (25 data) and affective meaning (15 data). Keywords: Figurative language, meaning, song, lyric

Item Type:	Thesis (Sarjana)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions:	Fakultas > Ilmu Budaya Sastra Inggris Fakultas > Ilmu Budaya Sastra Inggris Fakultas > Ilmu Budaya Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Rini R. THalib
Date Deposited:	01 Nov 2024 04:31
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 04:31
URI:	http://digilib.unkhair.ac.id/id/eprint/4145

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