6. Collocative Meaning.
Collocative meaning is one kind of meaningthat is consist of associations a word acquired on account of the meaning of words , which
usually occur in its environment. Handsome and pretty share the similarity in the meaning good looking, but maybe differenced by the range of noun
with which they are likely to occur or collocate: Handsome man and pretty woman. The space is well match although they suggest a different kind of
attractiveness because of the collocative associations of the two adjectives.
7. Thematic Meaning
This is the final category of meaning, thematic meaning is the meaning that is communicated by the way in which the speaker or writer
organizes the message, in terms of ordering, focus, and emphasis. It is often felt an active sentence such as 1 below has a different meaning
from its passive equivalent 2 although in conceptual content they seem to be the same Leech. 1974: 19
1. Mrs. Bessie Smith donated the first prize. 2. The first prize was donated by Mrs. Bessie Smith
We can assume that the active sentence answers an implicit question “what did Mrs. Bessie Smith donate?”, while the passive sentence answer
the implicit question “who donates the first prize?”, that in other words 1 in contrast to see 2 suggest that we know who Mrs. Bessie Smith.
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CHAPTER III THE ANAL
YSIS OF ENGLISH METAPHOR IN MR. BIG’S AND SARAH MCLAHLAN’S SONG LYRICS
3.1 Preliminary
This chapter presents the analysis of English metaphor used in songs entitled “Just Take My Heart” and “Angel” by Mr. Big and Sarah Mclachlan.
These songs were taken from Mr. Big’s album entitled Deep Cuts, and Sarah
Mclanchlan ’s album entitledSurfacing. The data was analyzed by using the
theory purposed by Lakoff and Johnson 1963 and the supporting theory of
meaning proposed by Leech 1979.
3.2 Biography of Mr. Big
Mr. Big is an American hard rock band that was formed in 1988 in Los Angeles, California. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin lead
vocals, Paul Gilbert guitar, Billy Sheehan bass guitar, and Pat Torpey drums; all of the members have amazing skill in music. Mr. Big is noted
especially for their musicianship, and scored a number of hits. All of their songs were often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hit
songs include “To Be with You” and “Just Take My Heart” place a number one single in 15 countries in 1992.
Mr. Big has remained active and popular for over twenty years, despite internal conflicts and changing music trends. They broke up in 2002, but after
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