1. What kinds of deixis are used by Taylor Swift and the meaning
semantically in her songs in “Red” Album?
2. How does the use of deixis affecting the meaning of the whole lyrics in
Taylor Swift‟s Album?
D. Significance of the Study
This research will useful for reader to know more about deixis and the research theoretically can be additional for the next researcher who interested in
deixis. Besides having beneficial as additional information, the research practically can help the readers more understand about deixis, there are about the
kinds, the meaning semantically, and the affect of use deixis for the whole lyrics. Hopefully the result of this research will enrich the reader‟s understanding
about deixis, and can give contribution or feedback in teaching and learning English Linguistic especially for deixis subject, then can give inspiration to other
students who want to develop similar researches in the future.
E. Research Methodology
1. The Objectives of Research
The focus of the study: 1.
To find out the kinds and meaning of the word deixis according to textual meaning in song lyrics of Taylor Swift‟s Album.
2. To find out affect of use deixis for the meaning of the whole lyrics
in Taylor Swift‟s songs.
2. The Method of Research
In this research the writer uses a descriptive qualitative methodology, because the data in this research are lyrics in the song. Descriptive
qualitative is the method of research used to describe nature phenomenon happened and relevancies between one phenomenon and the others.
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The research doesn‟t use any statistical procedure so that the writer will
describe the data obtained to answer the research questions.
3. The Technique of Data Analysis
This research uses listen and take notes technique for collecting data. This research uses two steps in collecting data. Listening technique by
listen all of the song lyrics from the beginning until the end of the entire album. Then the researcher uses taking notes technique to find out the
kinds of deixis by use the data card that was prepared before. In the phase of data analysis, data in this research which deixis resulted
by the song lyrics will be analyzed with semantic theory by the concepts of John I. Saeed.
4. The Instrument of the Research
The instrument is the tool or the way that is used to obtain the data or information is needed in a research.
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The instrument in this research is data card. To get selected data, the writer collecting data then data is put in data
card and chooses some of data findings and analyzes one by one.
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Muhammad Farkhan. Proposal Penelitian Bahasa Sastra. Revision Ed Jakarta: Adabia Press, 2011, p. 4
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Ibid., pp. 43-44.
5. Unit of Analysis
As the unit of analysis, the research uses song lyrics in Taylor Swift‟s
“Red” Album. The data is taken from song lyrics in Taylor Swift‟s Album which consists of ten 10 English songs, released in October 2012.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. The Previous Researches
