Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching
Vol 5, No 2 (2017)

The Concept of Happiness in Djarum 76 “Yang Penting Hepii..”

Fredy Dwi Saputra (Petra Christian University, Jl. Siwalankerto No.121-131, Siwalankerto, Wonocolo, Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Nov 2018

Abstract

This thesis mainly deals with the process of signification and metaphor in order to reveal the concept of happiness in Djarum 76 video commercial with its tagline “Yang Penting Hepii..”. The focus of the writer’s analysis is the verbal and visual expression in the video commercial as the writer uses Barthes’s process of signification and Lakoff’s and Johnson’s theory of metaphor in analysing the data. Those Barthes’s, Lakoff’s and Johnson’s theories helped the writer analyse the use of verbal and visual expression in the advertisement, then, figured out the concept of happiness in Djarum 76 video commercial. The writer analyses a video commercial  of  Djarum  76  entitled  “Jangkrik”. This  research  used  descriptive qualitative approach to describe the concept of happiness in the video commercial of Djarum 76. From the analysis, the writer found out that the video commercial of Djarum 76 uses process of signification to associate happiness with laughter. In doing so, Djarum 76 used verbal expression to build the patterned plot while the visual expression pictures elements of happiness within each videos to evoke laughter. In conclusion, the use of verbal and visual expression is aimed to make the audiences laugh which then associated with happiness.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

sastra-inggris

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Kata Kita is a journal dedicated to the publication of students research in the areas of literature, language, and teaching. In the study of language, it covers issues in applied linguistics such as sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, sylistics, corpus ...