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A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF SIGNS IN URBAN FEMINISM GRAFFITIES A THESIS BY ERIN PUTRI FADHILAH REG. NO. 140705083 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2018 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF SIGNS IN URBAN FEMINISM GRAFFITIES A THESIS BY ERIN PUTRI FADHILAH REG. NO. 140705083 SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR Dr. T. Thyrhaya Zein, M.A Dr. Rohani Ganie, M.Hum. NIP. 19630109 198803 2 001 NIP. 19570203 198503 2 002 Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra From Department of English. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2018 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination. Head, Secretary, Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D. NIP. 19540916 198003 2 003 NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara. The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on December 20th, 2018 Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. NIP. 19600805 198703 1 001 Board of Examiners Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D ____________________ Dr. Thyrhaya Zein, M.A ____________________ Dr. Rohani Ganie, M.Hum. ____________________ UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, ERIN PUTRI FADHILAH, DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed : Date : December 20th, 2018 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : ERIN PUTRI FADHILAH TITLE OF THESIS : A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF SIGNS IN URBAN FEMINISM GRAFFITIES QUALIFICATION : S1/SARJANA SASTRA DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. Signed : Date : December 20th, 2018 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. First and foremost, the writer would like to thank the lord of the world, Allah SWT, for giving the guidance, brightest lights and deepest mercy also for pouring the never ending blessings to finish this thesis. Shalawat and salam are always addressed to the great Prophet Muhammad SAW, may peace be upon him, who has guided us to the enlightenment in this world. The writer realizes that there were bunch of obstacles and problems faced in accomplishing the thesis entitled A Semiotic Analysis of Signs in Urban Feminism Graffities in order to fulfill the final requirement on achieving undergraduate degree at English Literature department, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Universitas Sumatera Utara. The special and deepest gratitude are always dedicated to my greatest parents, Erwanto and Dwi Andayani, for the endless loves, prayers, supports, and eternal affection as my life-time strength. Also for my dear two younger sisters Novia and Adisya for giving me support and the joyful times we shared together. I will never finish this thesis without the support from all of you from the beginning. I would like to express my very sincere gratitude and massive appreciation to my supervisor, Dr. T. Thyrhaya Zein, M.A. and my co-supervisor, Dr. Rohani Ganie, M.Hum. for their kindness, guidance, supportive advice, beneficial suggestion, and their willingness to share time in correcting this thesis and full attention on supervising me. My gratitude also goes to the Head and the Secretary of English Department, Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, M.A., Ph.D. and Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D., and for the rest of the lecturers and the staffs of English Department for the facilities and iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA opportunities given to me during my study in this faculty. I would also like to thank Bang Kirno for his kindness, his endless help and patience on facing me during my period on finishing my thesis. Thank you so much for helping me on my academical and administrational stuffs. I owe this achievement to my homies and support system, the members of Iqro‘ Hijrah; Sarah, Gita, Niki, Lambeng, Ojik, Robby for their precious existence in my life. Equal thanks are also expressed to my great sidekicks, Fiqie, Yazid, Silvi (and her mother, literally), and Naufal; I am beyond grateful for your cares, tireless supports and the valuable cheers during my hard time and breakdowns. Sincerest gratitude is extended to my dearest classmates for the entirety of four years we have spent together with lectures and organizational events especially to my mates kak Puji, Rahma, Reka, Dian, Aisy, kak Eno, Mona, Qorry, Zikri and Andre Reza. Also to all of my lovely students from Accelerated English Centre for the warm supports and cherished moments we shared together. To the people I have not physically met in person but have had a great impact on my life throughout the years; Tiara, teh Amalia, kak Shabrina, Affrita, Sukkie, Chicou, Oddy, Yoya, Noval, Gabin, Adam, also the rest of F4, Homos, and Proletar Sampah members; I would like to thank each and every one of you sincerely. I do wish we could have a good chat with a plateful of french fries and green tea when time allows it. Medan, December 20, 2018 Erin Putri Fadhilah Reg. No. 140705083 iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT The title of this thesis is A Semiotic Analysis of Signs in Urban Feminism Graffities. The writer focuses mainly on the analysis of the verbal and nonverbal signs and how the meaning of semiotic signs are realized in in graffities. This study is a library research and uses descriptive qualitative method to analyze the data. The data of this study is five urban feminism graffities and collected by downloading the images from the website page Pinterest. Graffiti is a form of visual communication which mostly contain writings and drawings that have been made in the public surface and mainly at the walls. The theories applied to analyze the data are Triadic Model theories of semiotics proposed by Charles Sanders Peirce. Peirce‘s theory is used to analyze the problems about the signifying of the verbal and nonverbal signs. The analysis reveals that the nonverbal signs mainly indicate the character‘s motion in graffities and the emotions. The verbal signs support the nonverbal signs by signifying some aspects which are not covered by the nonverbal signs, such as extended meaning behind the signs and setting of time. Furthermore, the analysis also shows that the meaningful event is created by the relationship between verbal and nonverbal signs comprised in each graffiti. Key words: Semiotics, Signs, Graffiti, Peirce v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul A Semiotic Analysis of Signs in Urban Feminism Graffities. Penulis berfokus utama pada analisis tanda-tanda verbal dan nonverbal serta bagaimana makna tanda-tanda semiotik direalisasikan dalam graffiti. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kepustakaan yang menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dalam menganalisis data. Data dari penelitian ini adalah lima graffiti feminisme urban dan dikumpulkan dengan mengunduh gambar dari situs Pinterest. Graffiti adalah bentuk komunikasi visual yang sebagian besar berisi tulisan dan gambar yang telah dibuat di permukaan publik terutama di dinding. Teori yang digunakan untuk menganalisis data adalah teori Model Triadik semiotika yang dikemukakan oleh Charles Sanders Peirce. Teori Peirce digunakan untuk menganalisis masalah tentang penandatanganan tanda-tanda verbal dan nonverbal. Analisis mengungkapkan bahwa tanda-tanda nonverbal terutama menunjukkan gerakan karakter dalam graffities dan emosi. Tanda-tanda verbal mendukung tanda-tanda nonverbal dengan menandakan beberapa aspek yang tidak tercakup oleh tanda-tanda nonverbal, seperti makna yang diperluas di balik tanda-tanda dan pengaturan waktu. Selain itu, analisis penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa peristiwa bermakna diciptakan oleh hubungan antara tanda- tanda verbal dan nonverbal yang terkandung dalam setiap grafiti. Kata kunci: Semiotika, Tanda, Graffiti, Peirce vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ..................................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ................................................................. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................... iii ABSTRACT .................................................................................................. v ABSTRAK .................................................................................................... vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... vii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................................................
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