Journal of Humanities, Social Science, Public Administration and Management (HUSOCPUMENT)
Vol. 3 No. 3 (2023): July: Journal of Humanities, Social Science, Public Administration and Manageme

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN FIVE SONGS OF JUSTIN BIEBER

Suryani, Jellin (Unknown)



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Publish Date
02 Feb 2024

Abstract

Abstract— The goal of this study is to analyze the different figurative language styles present in Justin Bieber's album songs. The type of figurative language and the type of meaning of the data from Justin Bieber's songs were defined by the researcher using the descriptive qualitative method. The purpose of this study was to identify the many types of figurative language that may be heard in Justin Bieber's songs. The purpose of this study was to identify the many types of figurative language that may be heard in Justin Bieber's songs. There are two issues with the study's research namely (1) what are the types of figurative language that found in song lyrics of Justin Bieber’s songs? (2) What is the meaning of each type of figurative language? In this study, two theories were employed: the first is that put forth by Perrine (1974), and the second is that of Leech (1981). In this study, the researcher identified three categories of figurative language: similes (3), metaphors (1), and hyperbole (4). In conclusion, it is evident that hyperbole is the most common sort of figurative language used in Justin Bieber's songs.

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husocpument

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Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Journal Husocpument a scientific journal in Humanities, Social Science, Public Administration and Management containing the scientific literature on studies of pure and applied research in Humanities, Social Science, Public Administration and Management science and public review of the development ...