AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN YUMI’S CELLS

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By: Fhadilla 201510100311009

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2019

AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN YUMI’S CELLS WEBTOON

THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Language Education

By: Fhadilla 201510100311009

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2019

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Motto and Dedication

“I trust you Allah for the rest of my life”

I dedicate this thesis to

My Mother, Father, Sisters, and Brothers

And All My Family

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Acknowledgements

Bismillahi rohmani rohim alhamdulillahi rabil ‘alamin, the researcher expresses the highest gratitude to Allah SWT for love, blessing, mercy, health, and opportunity, so the researcher could complete this thesis.

On this opportunity, the researcher would like to express her love and deepest gratitude to:

1. Drs. Soeparto, M.Pd. as the first advisor for his supervision, advice, guidance, and extraordinary experiences from the very early stage of this research.

2. Riski Lestiono, M.A as the second advisor who has helped the researcher patiently and amazingly in finishing this undergraduate thesis.

3. Hendrawi H. Sappe, Fadlun Karama Salim Bahanan, Vera, Gabby, Farah, Farhad, Dandung, Hisyam, Faldi, Pram, Iqbal, Zayydan, and Zafran as the lovely and supporting family in the world. Therefore, the researcher could complete this research with all their love, support, and dua.

4. My Big A class, My Beraqs and My RRI best as the support system to help and complete this research.

Finally, the researcher hopes that this research can be helpful for all readers and further researchers, and may Allah always bless us every time and everywhere.

Malang, September 18, 2019

Researcher,

Fhadilla

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Table of Contents

Approval ………………………………………………………………….……... i Motto and Dedications ……………………………………………….………... iii Letter of Authenticity ………………………………………………...………... iv Abstract ………………………………………………………………….…...... v Acknowledgements …………………………………………………..………... vi Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………... vii List of Tables …………………………………………………………………... ix List of Appendices ……………………………………………………………… x CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Background ……………………………………………….. 1 1.2 Research Problems ………………………………………………….. 4 1.3 Research Objectives ………………………………………………… 4 1.4 Scope and Limitation ……………………………………………….. 4 1.5 Research Significance ………………………………………………. 5 1.6 The Definition of Key Terms ……………………………………….. 5 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Definition of Figurative Language ………………………………….. 7 2.2 Kinds of Figurative Language ………………………………………. 8 2.3 Webtoon …………………………………………………………… 18 2.4 Webtoon ……………………………………………………… 19 2.5 Meaning ……………………………………………………………. 22 2.6 Yumi’s Cell Webtoon ……………………………………………… 23 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design …………………………………………………… 24 3.2 Research Object ……………………………………………………. 25 3.3 Research Instruments ……………………………………………… 25 3.4 Data Collection Procedure ………………………………………….27 3.5 Data Analysis ……………………………………………………… 27 CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 4.1 Research Findings …………………………………………………. 30 4.2 Discussion …………………………………………………………. 37

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CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusion …………………………………………………………. 41 5.2 Suggestions ………………………………………………………… 42 REFERENCES APPENDICES

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List of Tables

Table 3.1 The Types of Figurative Language Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon……………….. 28 Table 3.2 The meanings of Figurative Language Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon…………… 28 Table 3.3 The Dominant Types of Figurative Language Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon……. 28 Table 4.1 Allegory Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon…………………………………………... 30 Table 4.2 Apostrophe Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon………………………………………... 31 Table 4.3 Euphemism Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon……………………………………….. 31 Table 4.4 Hyperbole Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon…………………………………………. 31 Table 4.5 Idiom Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon……………………………………………… 32 Table 4.6 Metaphor Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon………………………………………….. 32 Table 4.7 Paradox Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon…………………………………………… 32 Table 4.8 Personification Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon……………………………………. 33 Table 4.9 Simile Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon……………………………………………... 33 Table 4.10 The Dominant Types of Figurative Language Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon…... 36

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List of Appendices

Appendix 1: ………………………………………………………………. 47 Appendix 2: Data Findings and Tabulation ……………………………………………….51 Appendix 3: The screenshoots of Figurative Language Found in Yumi’s Cell Webtoon .. 65 Appendix 4: Validation Sheets ……………………………………………………………75

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