C. Research Questions
Based on the focus of study above, the writer proposes the question below: 1.
What types of metaphor and metonymy are used in Breaking Dawn novel? 2.
What are the meaning of the phrases and sentences that use metaphor and metonymy?
D. Significance of Study
The writer hopes that this research can be useful for linguistic development, especially for study of meaning related to metaphor and metonymy.
Beside that, it can be useful for other readers who mean to research metaphor and metonymy.
E. The Methodology of Research 1.
The Objectives of Research
The objectives of this research are to find out the types of metaphor and metonymy used in the Breaking Dawn novel, to understand the
meaning of phrases or sentences that use metaphor and metonymy which are selected by the writer.
2. The Method of Research
Referring to the objectives of the research, the writer uses qualitative research discourse analysis method. The data which are analyzed are
linguistics expressions phrases, and sentences in Breaking Dawn novel.
3. The Techniques of Data Analysis
The process of data analysis in this research involved some steps, first writer reads and notes the phrases and the sentences involved metaphor
and metonymy expression in the novel, then the collected data are classified into types of metaphor and metonymy. The further step is the
writer analyzes the data based on Lakoff and Johnson mapping theory as the basic of conceptual system. So, the data will be analyzed through
“Descriptive Analysis Technique.”
4. The Instrument of Research
The instrument of this research is the writer as the subject of the research. The writer reads and picks up the sentences involved metaphor
and metonymy, then classifies and analyzes them using theory which has been explained before. The writer also uses some references as the
supporting research.
5. Unit of Analysis
Unit of analysis in this research is Breaking Dawn novel written by Stephenie Meyer published in 2008 by Little, Brown and Company, New
York, USA. H. Place and Time of the Research
This research has begun in January 2011 in English Letters Department, Adab and Humanities Faculty, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah
Jakarta, and in the other libraries that support the theory and provide the references writer needs.
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