Elysian Journal : English Literature, Linguistics, and Translation Studies
Vol. 1 No. 3 (2021): ELYSIAN JOURNAL: English Literature, Linguistics and Translation Studies

An Analysis of Figurative Language in Cnn International News Headlines Post on Facebook

Sergius Kasma (Unknown)
Ni Made Verayanti Utami (Unknown)
I Gusti Agung Sri Rwa Jayantini (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2021

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to analyze the figurative language found in CNN news headlines, especially about the types and meanings of figurative language that contained in headlines of CNN news. The problem that discussed in this study such as: what are the types of figurative language in CNN international news headline, and how the meaning of the figurative language that contained in CNN international news headline post on Facebook. Thus, in collecting the data the researcher used the descriptive qualitative method by doing several ways such as: reading news headlines, grouping news titles based to the figurative language type, write down the news headlines. As the result of this analysis the researcher found that are 5 types of figurative language in CNN. They are: Metonymy 2 or 40%, simile 1 or 20%, hyperbole 1 or 20%, and metaphor 1 20%. And the meaning as many as 3 meaning such as: conceptual meaning 3 or 60%, connotative meaning 1 or 20%, social meaning 1 or 20%. Keywords: Figurative Language, CNN International News, Headline.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

elysian

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ELYSIAN JOURNAL is a journal with the scope of literary studies, linguistics and English translation published by the English Study Program, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Mahasaraswati Denpasar University (FBA UNMAS Denpasar). This journal is published four times a year accommodating articles ...