A Study of Figurative Language in Justin Bieber's Purpose Album a Paper by Vina Anglia Reg. No. 152202009 Diploma
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A STUDY OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN JUSTIN BIEBER’S PURPOSE ALBUM A PAPER BY VINA ANGLIA REG. NO. 152202009 DIPLOMA – III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2018 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I am, Vina Anglia, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have qualified for or awarded another degree. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award or another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : Date : Medan, Friday, November 30th 2018 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : VINA ANGLIA Titel of Paper : A STUDY OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN JUSTIN BIEBER’S PURPOSE ALBUM Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study program : English I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion of the Libertarian of the Diploma III English Study Program Faculty of Cultural studies, USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia. Signed : Date : Medan, Friday, November 30th 2018 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Bahasa kiasan adalah bahasa yang menggunakan kata-kata atau ekspresi dengan arti yang berbeda dari makna sebenarnya. Oleh karena itu, penulis memutuskan untuk memilih judul “A Study of Figurative Language in Justin Bieber’s Purpose Album” sebagai judul kertas karya. Metode yang digunakan penulis dalam kertas karya ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dan pendekatan deskriptif. Hasil dari studi ini dituliskan dalam bentuk tabel. Penulis menganalisa lagu dengan membaca lirik tersebut secara intensif dan memperhatikan setiap barisnya. Setelah itu, penulis mengklasifikasi bahasa kiasan dari lirik tersebut. Setelah menganalisa kalimat dalam lirik lagu tersebut, penulis menemukan 4 jenis bahasa kiasan yang digunakan dalam lirik tersebut, yaitu simili, personifikasi, hiperbola, dan metafora. Bahasa kaisan yang paling dominan adalah Simili. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk mengetahui bahasa kiasan yang digunakan di lagu milik Justin Bieber dan menggambarkan arti yang ditemukan dalam lirik tersebut. Oleh karena itu, penulis menerima kritikan dan masukan terhadap kertas karya ini agar menjadi lebih baik. Kata kunci : Bahasa kiasan, Lagu, Lirik, Jenis bahasa kiasan iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Therefore, the writer decided to choose “A Study of Figurative Language in Justin Bieber’s Purpose Album” as the title for the study. The method that the writer used in this paper is qualitative method and descriptive approach. The result of the study is written in form of tables. The writer analyzed the song by reading the lyrics intensively and giving attention for each line. After that, the writer classified the figurative language of the lyrics. After analyzed the sentence in the song lyrics, the writer found 4 kinds of figurative language that are used in the lyrics, they are Simile, Personification, Hyperbole, and Metaphor. The most dominant of the figurative language is Simile. The aim of this study was to know the figurative language used in Justin Bieber’s songs and to portray the meanings found in the lyrics. Therefore, the writer welcomes any critics and suggestion to make this paper better. Key words: Figurative Language, Song, Lyric, Types of figurative language iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thanks and praise Allah SWT and Prophet Muhammad SAW for blessing and giving me the opportunity, health, strength, and ability to complete this paper. However, this success would not be achieved without support from individual, people and institution. For all guidance, the researcher would like to dedicated the best thanks to: Dr. Drs. Budi Agustono, M.S. as the Dean of Faculty Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara. Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum as the Head of English Diploma Study Program, who give me chance to prove my qualified for finishing this paper. My Supervisor Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A for the precious time and knowledge he has given me for finishing my paper. I am extremely grateful for both of my parents Juliadi, and Hani Wahyuni for their love, prayer, financial, and caring, advice for me finishing my paper. Also i express my thanks to my brother and sister Ferry Ramadhana, and Nabila Anggraini for do nothing for me but I appreciate it. I present this paper for you. I am very grateful to have some close friends who always support me. This appreciation goes to Sri Indah Sari and Natalina Br. Ginting, you are always the good listeners for every problem I faced. Also for my girls GOC; UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Maisarah, Raihan “Acek” Nazli Sabila, Yolanda “Nekyo” Purba, Richa “Riyem” Opusunggu, Vivi Dwi Jayanti “temen seperboncengan”, Ayu “Bunda” Parasmita, Syifa Andrizha, and Siti Maysarah a.k.a Kuin Jable who always bring me cheer, thanks for all the things that we have been through this past three years, up and down, laugh and tears and the stupid, funny, receh jokes you guys ever made. I never thought our friendship will be this far until now for all the times that we have spent together. Thank you guys for your support. Also Solidas 15 A thank you for your support and for the others that I can’t mention, thanks for your existence and being my friend, I really appreciate every single time we spend together. Finally, I will accept the suggestion and critics that build me up from the readers because I know this paper is not perfect, and that’s why your critics might make this paper better. Thanks to all readers who read this paper. Medan, Friday, November 30th 2018 The writer, Vina Anglia Reg. No: 152202009 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ...................................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION .................................................................. ii ABSTRAK ...................................................................................................... iii ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... vii I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background of the study ......................................................................... 1 1.2 Problem of the study ............................................................................... 3 1.3 Purpose of the study ............................................................................... 3 1.4 Scope of the study ................................................................................... 4 1.5 Significance of the study ........................................................................ 4 1.6 Method of the study ................................................................................ 5 II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ....................................... 6 2.1 Definition of Figurative Language ....................................................... 6 2.2 Type of Figurative Language ............................................................... 7 2.3 Lyrics .................................................................................................... 9 III. FINDING AND DESCRIPTION ..................................................... 11 3.1 Collecting of Figurative Language in Justin Bieber’s Song ................ 11 3.2 Classifying of Figurative Language in Justin Bieber’s Song ............... 15 IV. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ............................................ 18 4.1 Conclusion............................................................................................ 18 4.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................ 18 vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................... APPENDIX ..................................................................................................... Singer Biography ............................................................................................. Lyrics................................................................................................................ viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Language is the important part of human life. Language is used as the media to communicate with the others. Without language they will only misunderstand. It helps us to communicate, to sharing and to get information. According to Kreidler (1998:19), language is a system of symbols through which people communicate. The examples of symbols were spoken, written, or sign with the hands. Human being is a social and an individual person and always communicates with each other. According to Wibowo (2001:3), language is a system of symbols that are meaningful and articulate sound (generated by said tool) which are