CHAPTER III RESEARCH FINDING
A. Data Description
From the novel entitled “The Lord Of The Ring”, the writer compiles the selected data. Then, the data are classified based on Pierce’s triadic concepts
which consist of the relation of sign to representament, sign to object, and sign to interpretant, the tabulated data can be seen in the following table:
1. The relation of sign to representament
a Qualisign The selected sign
Qualisign 1. Gandalf
2. Sauron 3. Balrog Ancient Creatures
4. Frodo 5. Gandalf
1. Gandalf the White 2. The Dark Lord,
3. The Evil of the Ancient World 4. the Ring-bearer
5. Gandalf’s faith
b Sinsign The selected sign
Sinsign 1. the using of The Ring
2. The rise of Gandalf 3. Aragorn as Isildur’s heir
1. The changes in Gollum, he used to be a hobbit, but the Ring changes
him becomes a terrible creature. 2. Physical changes of Gandalf, from
Gandalf the Grey becomes Gandalf the White.
3. The enthronement of Aragorn as the King of Gondor
4. Arwen’s marriage with Aragorn 5. Spreading of soil from Lady
Galadriel by Samwise Gamgee 4. The changes in Arwen, she loss her
immortality as an Elf 5. The changes in Shire land of
Hobbit, Shire becomes green and prosperous
c Legisign The selected sign
Legisign 1. The types of Elf-
language in the Ring which explain about
the Ring 1. the types in the Ring
2. The types of Isildur which he describe
the Ring 2. the types of Isildur
“It was hot when I first took it, hot as a glede, and my hand was scorched, so that I doubt if ever again I shall be
free of the pain of it. Yet even if I write it is cooled, and it seemeth to shrink, though it looseth neither its beauty nor
its shape. Already the writing upon it, which at first was as clear as red flame, fadeth and is now only barely to be
read. It is fashioned in an elven-script of Eregion, for they have no letters in Mordor for such subtle work; but the
language is unknown to me. I deem it to be a tongue of the Black Land, since it is foul and uncouth. What evil it
saith I do not know; but I trace here a copy of it, lest it fade beyond recall. The Ring misseth, maybe, the haet of
Sauron’s hand, which was black and yet burned like fire, and so Gil-gald was destroyed; and maybe were the gold
made hot again, the writing would be refreshed. But for my part I will risk no hurt to this thing; of all the work of
Sauron the only fair. It is precious to me, though I buy it with great pain”
3. The types of Gandalf in his letter to Frodo
3. the types in Gandalf’s letter
4. The types of Elven- tongue in the Gate of
Moria which tells how to get into that gate.
4. The types in the Gate of Moria
5. The types of Angerthas language
in Balin’s
tomb which tells about the dead of Balin, the
Lord of Moria. 5. the types in Balin’s tomb
2. The relation of sign to object
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