English Education, Linguistics and Literature Journal
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): February - July

A Syntactic Analysis of Verb Phrases in Taylor Swift’s Never Grow Up Song

Meilani, Saneh (Unknown)
Latifah Hanum, Zulfa (Unknown)
Hanifah, Lutfia (Unknown)
Fitriani, Dini (Unknown)
Oktaviana, Fadilla (Unknown)
Komala Putri, Miftah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2025

Abstract

This study analyzes the verb phrase in Taylor Swift’s Never Grow Up song. The research aims to identify and understand the structure of verb phrases used in the song, as well as their role in conveying meaning and emotion. The study employs a qualitative descriptive analysis method, with data extracted from the song lyrics. The findings reveal that the verb phrases in the song include key syntactic structures such as passive voice, phrasal verbs, causative verbs, infinitive phrases, and hypothetical structures. These results indicate that verb phrases in song lyrics function not only grammatically but also enhance the emotional message and theme of the song. This research suggests further exploration of other grammatical structures in song lyrics to enrich linguistic understanding of music.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ell

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ELL JOURNAL has the perspectives of languages and language teachings. This journal aims at presenting and discussing some outstanding issues dealing with Teaching and Learning English, Applied Linguistics, and Education Development for EFL/ESL. This journal encompasses original research articles. ...