An Analysis of Deixis in Selected Songs by Taylor Swift: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32493/ljlal.v6i2.41693Abstract
This research focuses on analyzing deixis in Taylor swift songs, including these three songs: “I Can Do It With Broken Heart,” ‘All Too Well,’ and ‘Mr. Perfectly Fine’. It has a background of deixis preventions in lyrics and conveys meaning and emotion. The main purpose is to analyze and classify the types of deixis in the lyrics and explore the meaning of the pragmatic context. The research method used focuses on descriptive qualitative on personal, special, temporal, social, and discourse deixis. This research is subjected to the content of Taylor Swift's song lyrics that have been mentioned. Data collection includes searching for Taylor Swift's song, collecting song lyrics then analyzing each deixis that appears and categorizing each deixis into the five types. Finally, interpreting the meaning of the song in its contextual form. This research shows the dominance of personal deixis with 106 first-person pronouns, 69 second-person pronouns, and 27 third-person pronouns. Furthermore, social deixis appears 38 times, spatial deixis appears 14 times, temporal deixis 9 times, and discourse deixis 3 times. This research found Taylor Swift's song tendency to use personal pronouns to express emotions in her song lyrics. The results of this study have implications for understanding the linguistic strategies used in popular songs to capture listeners' attention and convey complex emotional narratives. This research also contributes to the broader field of pragmatics by demonstrating the applicability of deixis analysis in song lyrics, potentially informing future research in linguistic analysis of song lyrics and discourse.
References
Damayanti, N. K. L. P. (2022). A Deixis Analysis Of Song Lyrics In “Here’s Your Perfect” By Jammie miller. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36663/jpmi.v3i1.470
Ginting, N. A., & Syahri, C. (2021). Deixis In Justin Bieber’s Songs. PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education), 4(1), 55. https://doi.org/10.22460/project.v4i1.p55-61
Kurniati, N., & Haryudun, A. (2021). A Deixis Analysis Of Song Lyrics In Hello By Adele. PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education), 4(3), 409. https://doi.org/10.22460/project.v4i3.p409-413
Lestari, S. D., & Rustipa, K. (2022). A Deixis Analysis Of Song Lyrics In Sam Smith’s “Love Goes” Album. Dinamika Bahasa Dan Budaya, 17(1), 28–35. https://doi.org/10.35315/bb.v17i1.8905
Levinson, S. C. (1983). Pragmatics. Cambridge University Press.
Luvira, N., Program, S. S.-, Jerman, S., Bahasa, F., & Seni, D. (2023). Deiksis dalam Lirik Lagu Alin Coen Deiksis Dalam Lirik Lagu Alin Coen Ajeng Dianing Kartika.
Nasution Abdul Fattah. (2023). Metode Penelitian Kualitatif.
Nisaa’, K., & Ashadi, A. &. (2021). The Analysis Of Deixis On Arditho Pramono’s Songs (Analisis Deiksis pada Lagu Ardhito Pramono). Juli, Direvisi(1), 1907–204. https://doi.org/10.26499/jk.v17i2.3202
Nurdiana, N. (2019). Understanding Pragmatics and Pragmatic Competence in ELT Materials. Journal of English Language and Culture, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.30813/jelc.v10i1.1906
Puspahaty, N., & Musta’innah, S. (2023). Analisis deiksis pada lirik lagu dalam album “Sour” Olivia Rodrigo. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55904/nautical.v1i11.641
Puspita, R. anggi, & Dian Noviani Syafar, R. A. p, Y. M. (2022). Deixis In Moana Movie. HINEF : Jurnal Rumpun Ilmu Pendidikan, 1(2), 98–102. https://doi.org/10.37792/hinef.v1i2.630
Putri, I., & Halawa, S. (2023). Deixis In Song Lyrics Of Flying Without Wings Album By Westlife. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.57094/faguru.v2i1.630
Saputra, S., & Apsari, Y. (2021). A Deixis Analysis Of Song Lyrics In “I Want To Break Free” By Queen. PROJECT (Professional Journal of English Education), 4(2), 244. https://doi.org/10.22460/project.v4i2.p244-249
Wulandari, R. (2022). The Analysis Of Deixis In The Song Lyrics “To The Bone” By Pamungkan. Jurnal Ilmiah Multidisiplin, 1(05), 62–65. https://doi.org/10.56127/jukim.v1i05.482
Yanti, N. W. W. Y., Putu Devi Maharani, & Komang Dian Puspita Candra. (2021). Deixis Found In Song Lyrics “Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent” Album. ELYSIAN JOURNAL : English Literature, Linguistics and Translation Studies, 1(1), 114–123. https://doi.org/10.36733/elysian.v1i1.1567
Yule, George. (1996). Pragmatics. In Open Journal of Applied Sciences (Issue 10). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.4236/OJAPPS.2022.1210110
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Gita Amanda Nur Janah, Evania Sema, Cecep Agus
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
