The Types of Figurative Language Found in Twitter Account "Great Minds Quotes

Yerina, Yeri (2024) The Types of Figurative Language Found in Twitter Account "Great Minds Quotes. Skripsi thesis, Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni.

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Abstract

This study discusses the figurative language and meaning used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account. The aim of this research is to determine the types of figurative language and the types of meaning used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account. Types of figurative language were analyzed by using Keraf’s theory and types of meaning using Leech’s theory. Qualitative method used in this study to analyze the data and describe the findings. There were 70 quotes from five types of figurative language used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account. These types consist of 34 metaphors, 15 similes, 12 personifications, 6 ironies and 3 hyperboles. Metaphor appears as the most dominant type of figurative language used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account. Then, the types of meaning used by the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account were connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning and reflective meaning. The most dominant type of meaning used in the Great Minds Quotes Twitter account was connotative meaning.

Item Type: Thesis (Skripsi)
Contributors:
ContributionContributorsEmail
Thesis advisorFitrawati, FitrawatiUNSPECIFIED
CorrectorMarlina, LeniUNSPECIFIED
CorrectorKher, Dinovia FannilUNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Figurative Language, Meaning, Quotes, Social Media, Twitter.
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris - S1
Depositing User: Mrs Risna Juita
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2024 04:10
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2024 04:10
URI: http://repository.unp.ac.id/id/eprint/51425

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