Institusion
Universitas Darma Persada
Author
Niko Zuhair, Adiwanto
Subject
410.145 Pragmatics of Standard Form of Language/Pragmatik dalam Bahasa Baku
Datestamp
2023-10-20 04:06:16
Abstract :
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the types of deixis present in the lyrics of the band The 1975 in
the album 'Being Funny In A Foreign Language'. The analysis of deixis in this thesis is based on the
theory of deixis by a scholar named George Yule, which states that deixis can be divided into three
types: deictic persona, deictic temporal, and deictic spatial. This research method utilizes qualitative
descriptive research. The research object of this thesis is the lyrics of The 1975 songs in the album
"Being Funny In A Foreign Language" released in 2022. The research includes all the lyrics in the
album that contain deixis. Each identified deixis will be classified into its corresponding type,
whether it is deictic persona, temporal, or spatial. After identifying the deixis types in all the songs
of this album, the research will determine the dominant and most frequently used deixis by the
songwriter, along with the frequency count of each deixis type. The final stage of this research is to
explain the importance of using deixis in conveying the intended meaning by the songwriter, and to
demonstrate that without deixis, the meaning and context of the songs would be difficult to
comprehend.