Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Studies
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): Terbitan Edisi September 2023

Critical Discourse Analysis of Imagine by John Lennon: An Iconic Song

Siti Mutiah Ulfha (STAI Raudhatul Akmal)
Siti Lutfiah Rabiyatul Adawiyah (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Saiful Anwar (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Oct 2023

Abstract

Song lyrics will communicate several concepts, including saying something, conveying the author's experience and generating comments or opinions from listeners. Song lyrics are also the author's hidden messages or expressions of the author's heart. This study aims to describe the text analysis of Imagine by John Lennon and the elements of social cognition and context in the song. This research is library research with a qualitative descriptive method, and the approach used is the critical discourse analysis of Teun A. van Dijk. The research data is the lyrics of the song 'imagine' by John Lennon. This finding shows that the diction used in the lyric is cohesive and coherent to support the song's meaning. Moreover, social cognition has relation to the contemporary social context, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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IJOMSS

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Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Mathematics Social Sciences Other

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Ruang Lingkup Jurnal Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Studies (IJOMSS) dimaksudkan sebagai media kajian ilmiah hasil penelitian, pemikiran dan kajian analisis-kritis mengenai penelitian segala bidang keilmuan dengan menerapkan pendekatan Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary ...