JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature)
Vol 4 No 2 (2022): JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature)

An Analysis of Idiomatic Expressions Found in Adele’s Selected Lyrics Songs

Revalda Yalase (varassictha)
Siti Aisyah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Dec 2022

Abstract

This study is being carried out in attempt to discover the idiomatic terms utilized in the songs of Adele. This study employed qualitative research that focused on content or document analysis. In this study, the songs from Adele were used as the data source. Makkai's theory was used to the data analysis (1972). The researchers searched the internet for the music album, looked for the script lyrics, listening, and typing. Beyond that, data analysis included reading, evaluating, recognizing, and classifying the sorts of idiomatic idioms present in song lyrics, and finally making conclusions. After evaluating the data, the researchers discovered three idiomatic phrases portrayed in the lyrics of the songs: phrasal verb idioms, tournure idioms, and incorporating verb idioms. Keywords : idioms,song lyrics,Adele

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JournEEL

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

JournEEL is an English Education and Literature journal which is published twice a year in June and December. It presents articles on English education and literature. The aim of this journal is to accommodate the professional researchers of English education and literature who tend to publish their ...