Background of study INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

A. Background of study

Language is one of tools of communication. Language is formed by a norm; rule and design that have to obey in order to avoid the wrong communication and makes it come well. Norm, rule, and design which are formed including sounds system, form system, and sentences system. In order to get a good communication, the consignee and transmitter of language must be getting of best of it. Language is a group of sounds distinguishable from one another and arranged in a system by means of which thoughts and feeling neural events can be communicated from one person to another. A single language however may be defined as a system of sounds familiar and usable to a limited number of people and unfamiliar to all others in the world. 1 A language then is a sound system known to and used by a limited number of people. 2 The possession of language, more any other attribute, distinguishes man from other animals. To understand man’s humanity one must understand the language that makes him human. According to the philosophy expressed in the myths and religions of many peoples, it is language which the source of human life and power. 3 Language is therefore a system by which sounds and meaning are related. 4 1 J. Burl Hogins and Robert E.Yarber, LANGUAGE: An Introductory Reader, New York, Harper and Row, Publisher, 1969, p. 70 2 Ibid, p. 71 3 Victoria Fromkin and Robert Rodman, an introduction to language, USA, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc, 1974, p. 1 4 Ibid, p. 2 2 Rachmat Djoko Pradopo said that the literary work is the swan song that utilized language as a medium. Material of the literary is the language that already had a meaning. So the meaning of language increased become meaning of literary or sense, though not rid of from the meaning of language. 5 As we know that poetry, movie, drama, and music already become very interesting to be learning in literary works, and all of those to be certain used language as medium. Then as the most favorite literary work for everyone in the world, music has also the element of language that written in lyrics. Music is universal language that people also like very much. Everyone has a favorite music which can make them feel happy, relax, dancing, and jumping. 6 Music is a sound that received by different individual based on history, location, culture, and human sense. The intent of composer, and the performer’s contributions, the greater will be our intellectual, emotional, aesthetic rewards for listening to any kind of music. 7 Music is one of literary work which contains lyrics and a beautiful word enjoyed and teaches the component from lyric. Lyric is a kind of poetry, generally short, characterized by a musical use of language. Lyric poetry often involves the expression of intense personal emotion. The elegy, the ode, and the sonnet are forms of the lyric poem. 8 In Nando Baskara’s book said that the reason why he wrote his book was not becoming his book for information for society only, especially for the young man, but also as a type of moral “movement” that wants to proclaim through 5 Rachmat Djoko Pradopo, “Beberapa Teori Bahasa, Metode Kritik, Dan Penempatannya”,pustaka pelajar, Yogyakarta, 2003. p. 121. 6 http:id.answers.yahoo.comquestionindex?qid=20071107084909AAPskuR 7 Jean Ferris, America’s Musical Landscape, United State: McGrawHill, 2002, P.xxi 8 http:www.answers.comtopiclyrics. Accessed on 26th of October 2009 3 music the social obligation of society can be completed, and if there are some critic and inputs can be received by a variety of concerned parties. It can be a great energy in operating and reflecting a good government life. There are many bands of punk that intractability yells out the truth, give critics, and the right of trifling community that far away from act of caring for and trifling. 9 Punk is a young man movable contradictory that based on from their conviction “we can do it ourselves”. Punk have a unique ways from overcome some problems, such as criticizing political systems, social, environment, ideology, economy, and also religious problems through the lyrics of the song. 10 Van Zoest said that the basic feelings in every lyric are including sorrow, romantic love, love enchantment, loneliness, misunderstanding, etc. He said again, “in pop music people try hard to yell out and weep over everything in efficiency climate, organization and achievement.” 11 Van Zoest said as a basic feeling field, we can see an examples from sorrow signs through American pop song in about 1960, ”Crying In The Rain”, a great hits Everly Brother that repeat again by Polydor company for Marly Kristian Sylado, 1977:30, and the way out of sorrow feeling replied with suggesting : I’ll never let you see The way my broken heart it hurtin’ you I’ve got my pride And I know how to hide All my sorrow and pain I’ll do my crying in the rain 12 From the lyric above, in the sixth line “I’ll do my crying in the rain”, the word “crying” refers to the sorrow sign. The composer wants to show about the 9 Nando Baskara, Rebel 35 Band Paling Berpengaruh, Narasi. Yogyakarta, 2008 10 http:id.wikipedia.orgwikiPunk. Accessed on 26th of October 2009 11 Alex Sobur, “Semiotika Komunikasi”,Bandung; Remaja Rosdakarya, 2004 p. 146 12 Ibid. 4 sorrow that described in the lyric. The song tells about people who feel hurt so much, feel broken heart and so pain. We can also find in another punk song lyric, for example from one of band from Chelsea, England. This band has ever getting successful in the end of 1970. By punk rock ideology, Johny Rotten and friends yelling out of “anarchy” contradict the capitalism and family of the United Kingdom domination. Let’s we learn the lyric: Right Now ha, ha, I am an antichrist I am an anarchist Don’t know what I want But I know how to get it I wanna destroy the passerby 13 From the explanation above, the writer is interested in analyzing the two selected Punk song lyric American Idiot Green Day, God Save the Queen Sex Pistols. From these two punk song lyrics, and the writer will analyzing the symbols which covered in the focus by using the theory of Charles Sanders Pierce. B. Focus of the study The research is focused on the symbols that are used in two punk songs they are American Idiot Green Day, God Save the Queen Sex Pistols. This study will be focused on the utilized symbols and their meaning. 13 http:www.gaulislam.compolitik-dan-ideologi-lewat-lagu. Accessed on 26th of October 2009 5

C. Research Question