An Analysis of Figurative Language Used in Political Discussion at Prime Time News Metro TV

Afifah, Nur (2022) An Analysis of Figurative Language Used in Political Discussion at Prime Time News Metro TV. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Negeri Padang.

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Abstract

Figurative language has greatly used in both spoken and written communications. However, there were only few studies which analyzed figurative language applied in spoken communication. Therefore, this research analyzed how figurative language used in particular spoken activity, political discussions. This research used qualitative method which according to this research means to collect data based on particular utterances consisted of figurative language. The data were collected from one of television program, Prime Time News Metro TV YouTube Channel; thus, the researcher already picked four videos. The data has analyzed based on two research purposes: to find the types of figurative language; and to find the types of meaning. By that the researcher found: first, there are seven types of figurative language found such as simile, metaphor, personification, synecdoche, irony, sarcasm and innuendo; then, the new relationship between metaphor, sarcasm and innuendo was appeared; last, there are five meaning classification such as conceptual meaning, connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning and reflected meaning.

Item Type: Thesis (Skripsi)
Contributors:
ContributionContributorsEmail
Thesis advisorIrawan, Andi MuhammadUNSPECIFIED
CorrectorRani, Yati AisyaUNSPECIFIED
CorrectorFudhla, NoraUNSPECIFIED
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris - S1
Depositing User: Sudia Ajjronisa S.Sos.
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2023 01:44
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2023 01:44
URI: http://repository.unp.ac.id/id/eprint/41437

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