PREMISE: Journal of English Education and Applied Linguistics
Vol 13, No 1 (2024): Premise Journal: e-ISSN 2442-482x, p-ISSN 2089-3345

A DEIXIS ANALYSIS OF SONG LYRICS IN NIKI’S “NICOLE” ALBUM

Rohaili, Alya (Unknown)
Syaputri, Komala Dwi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Feb 2024

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the kinds of Deixis and their influence on the formation of meaning in song lyrics. The object of the study was the entirety of the songs under Niki's album, namely, the "Nicole" album. The study examined 12 songs in total. The researchers used a qualitative-descriptive method to do the study as it was considered the best method to describe the analysis result. The result of the study stated that the three kinds of Deixis existed in semantics. There are 99 personal deixes, 15 spatial deixes, and 52 temporal deixis, with 166 deixes. It was identified that the song lyrics from the album mainly used personal. According to the study, Deixis plays an essential role in clarifying the meaning of song lyrics. This study not only offered supplementary information but also provided practical help for readers to comprehend better Deixis, including its various kinds, semantic meanings, and how the use of Deixis was able to influence song lyrics.

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Abbrev

english

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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PPREMISE: Journal of English Education focuses and welcomes researcher in both EFL and ESL context to publish professional or conceptual articles, and research articles formed in qualitative and quantitative study in the area of the following scopes: Analysis on English Literatures in English ...