Journal of English Language and Education
Vol 8, No 1 (2023)

A Discourse Analysis on Deixis Used in “Night Changes” Song by One Direction

Jon Salvator Adhi Keo (Universitas HKBP Nommensen)
Agustinus Simamora (Universitas HKBP Nommensen)
Meliana Br. Siahaan (Universitas HKBP Nommensen)
Carolin Panjaitand (Universitas HKBP Nommensen)
Rahel Manik (Universitas HKBP Nommensen)
Herman Herman (Universitas HKBP Nommensen)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Apr 2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to conduct an analysis and determine which deixis are present in the song "Night Changes" by One Direction. The lyrics to the song are the focus of this particular piece of research "Night Changes" by One Direction. The researcher dissects and investigates each and every line in One Direction's song "Night Changes" in order to make it simpler to sample the words of the deixis contained inside the song. In the future, the results from the song's deixis information "Night Changes" will be evaluated in order to further define and categorize the different types of deixis; this study employs a qualitative methodology with realistic analysis results. The author of this study conducted an analysis of a song by One Direction titled "Night Changes" and discovered various types of deixis that frequently appear in each verse of the song's lyrics. These types of deixis include person deixis and temporal deixis, respectively. The specific individual deixis is utilized most frequently throughout the song "Night Changes" by One Direction, making it the song's primary focus deixis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jele

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Journal of English Language and Education (pISSN: 2597-6850 and eISSN: 2502-4132) is a journal that focuses on researching or documenting issues in education, language education, applied linguistics, English education, English language teaching, English Literature, language assessment and ...