Semiotic Analysis of The Denotative and Connotative Meaning on The Beatles’ Songs Lyrics

Ishar, Rizky (2022) Semiotic Analysis of The Denotative and Connotative Meaning on The Beatles’ Songs Lyrics. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Negeri Padang.

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Abstract

This study examines semiotics analysis on five Beatles songs, namely Hey Jude, Here Comes The Sun, Come Together, Yesterday, and Let It Be by using Roland Barthes' semiotic theory of signs. This study aims are to investigate the denotative and connotative meanings contained in the song lyrics and to examine myth in Barthes' theory by examining how the lyrics to The Beatles' song relate to the denotation and connotation meanings. This study is descriptive qualitative research method. The written text or transcript of the song lyrics served as the study data. There are 26 semiotic signs found in five songs of The Beatles which contents have denotative meaning, connotative meaning, and mythical meaning. These five songs of The Beatles can be used to represent characters, feelings, opinions, and experiences from The Beatles’ personnel. There were 2 semiotic terms that were most manifested in the lyrics of the Beatles' Five songs namely: sincerity, and modesty or simplicity in life. The Myth's meaning emerges in the lyrics that hit much in reflecting on many aspects of human life

Item Type: Thesis (Skripsi)
Contributors:
ContributionContributorsEmail
Thesis advisorArianto, M AffandiUNSPECIFIED
CorrectorArdi, HavidUNSPECIFIED
CorrectorIrawan, Andi Muh.UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris - S1
Depositing User: Mrs. Dina Aulia Sari
Date Deposited: 07 Aug 2023 03:43
Last Modified: 07 Aug 2023 03:43
URI: http://repository.unp.ac.id/id/eprint/45639

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