Genre Journal: Journal of Applied Linguistics of FBS UNIMED
Vol 9, No 2 (2020)

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN MALAY SONG LYRICS

Muthia Delfhi (Universitas Negeri Medan)
I Wayan Dirgeyasa Tangkas (Universitas Negeri Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Apr 2021

Abstract

This objectives of the study were aimed to find out the types and the literal meaning of figurative language in Malay song lyrics. By using descriptive qualitative method, the writer  analyzed the selected Malay songs from different album, the data were Makan Sirih, Kuala Deli, Hitam Manis, Tanjung Katung and Sri Taman. Therefore each of figurative language filtered by using the collective method that from the five songs which were analyzed one by one to gain the results directly. The writer found 44 data that emerged in those selected Malay songs. 11 out of 13 types available from the theory, which were Simile with 1 (2,5%), Metaphor with 2 (5%), Personification 13 (29,5%), Hyperbole 3 (6%), Metonymy 1 (2,5%), Synecdoche 4 (9%), Symbol 1 (2,5%), Apostrophe 1 (2,5%), Irony 12 (27%), Paradox 5 (11%), and Pleonasm 1 (2,5%). From the data, Personification was the most dominant types of figurative language used in the 5 Malay song lyrics, by knowing the circumtances of the Personification itself was the imagery that representing love, woman, life, etc.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ellu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Genre Journal : is a journal of art creation and study managed by the English and Literature Program, faculty of Language and Art, State University of Medan. Genre is a quarterly publication primarily intended to publish articles, either research-based or conceptual, on language teaching and ...