Mimesis
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): JULI 2021

CORPUS LINGUISTICS PROJECT: SEEKING THE USE OF DEMONSTRATIVE IN SONGS WRITTEN BY EMINEM

Ussolichah, Ana Nisa (Unknown)
Indra, Arindi (Unknown)
Indriani, Lilia (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jul 2021

Abstract

The object of this study is to identify the kinds of demonstrative that are used in the songs written by Eminem. In English, there is the word this, that, these, and those. Demonstratives are used to designate the place for an object, person, or thing and to indicate pronouns that have already been mentioned. The song contains lyrics and music. Songs can be used as an easy learning medium in learning a foreign language. In improving understanding of English about demonstrative, this research belongs to qualitative research to find out the dominant types of demonstrative that used in the songs by Eminem. The observation method is a method used by researchers to collect data, while the data collection technique is listening and analyzing the songs. The data obtained came from the songs contained in the album written by Eminem from 2009 to 2014. In this study, researchers looked for the most widely used demonstrative words in Eminem's song lyrics. There were 59 songs in the analysis and consisted of 5 albums. The use of demonstratives in the song is very much, especially the demonstrative "That". That is used to replace singular and uncountable nouns that are far away.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mimesis

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Arts Humanities Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Mimesis is an academic, open access, and peer-reviewed journal founded and first published in 2020 by Indonesian Literature Department, Faculty of Culture, Literature, and Communication, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia. Focusing on culture, language, and literature as it is viewed from the ...