A STUDY ON THE COHESION DEVICES EMPLOYED IN THE SONGS OF MICHAEL LEARN TO ROCK (MLTR) GROUP OF MUSIC’S A Study On The Cohesion Devices Employed In The Songs Of Michael Learn To Rock (MLTR) Group Of Music’s.

A STUDY ON THE COHESION DEVICES EMPLOYED IN THE SONGS
OF MICHAEL LEARN TO ROCK (MLTR) GROUP OF MUSIC’S

Research Paper

Written as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Bachelor Degree in English Department

by
NOOR AFANDI
NIM: A 320 970 103

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2004

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ABSTRACT

A STUDY ON THE COHESION DEVICES EMPLOYED IN THE

SONGS OF MICHAEL LEARN TO ROCK (MLTR) GROUP OF
MUSIC’S
Noor Afandi. A320 970 103. English Department School of Teacher Training
and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2004.
There are two problems in this study: (1) What are the cohesion devices
used by MLTR Group of music’s in song lyric writing? (2) How the cohesion
devices support the couplet coherence?
The writer uses documentary technique in collecting the data and simple
random sampling which he uses lottery procedure to get the data.
In analyzing the texts of song, the writer bases on the cohesion devices
and the formula of paragraph. The cohesion devices consists of pronoun,
repetition and transition, and the formula paragraph consists of a topic, restriction
and illustration.
The result of this study shows that the cohesion devices which consist of
pronoun, repetition, and conjunction are applied in the texts of MLTR songs.
Those three types of cohesion devices and the formula of paragraph are applied in
those songs to create them coherence couplets, compact and unity; and those
couplets are written to explain a single idea, this idea contained a single line as
topic line. There are six songs in this analysis. They consist of 36 couplets and
160 lines, 30 couplets are coherence and 6 couplets are incoherence, and 28

couplets are related to the formula of paragraph and 8 couplets are unrelated to
the formula of paragraph.

A STUDY ON THE COHESION DEVICES EMPLOYED IN SONGS
OF MICHAEL LEARN TO ROCK (MLTR) GROUP OF MUSIC’S

NOOR AFANDI
NIM: A 320 970 103

Approved to be Examined By Consultant

Consultant

Dra. Siti Zuhriah AR., M.Hum

ACCEPTANCE

Accepted by the Board of Examiner
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta


Team of Examiners:
1. Dra. Siti Zuhriah AR., M.Hum.
Consultant

(………………………..)

2. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum.
Member 1

(………………………..)

3. Dra. M. Laila, M. Hum.
Member 2

(………………………..)

Dean,

Drs. H. Bambang Sumardjoko, M.Pd.

NIP. 131 470 269

MOTTO

“In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful”
(QS. Al Fatihah:1)
“I’m not the best but I ‘ll try to do my best”
(Writer)
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today”
(S.F. Habeyb)
“If you had finished one affair then take and do another
seriously”
(QS. Al Insyirah:7)

DEDICATED TO…
My beloved Mother and Father
(Ibu Yatini Burnata & Bp. Sulkhan
Burnata)
My love, Brothers and Sisters
(Mbak Umy, Mas Sis, mas Erwin,

dek Ady, dek Ifa)
My beloved, Wife and Son
(diajeng Ernawaty & Adiba Ruusda
Affannery)
My Little Diamond
(dek A’an, dek Akbar)
My Sweet and Sad memories to the
beautiful girls whose ever in love by
me.
(Isma, Evy,

Azmy, Amy, Halimah,

Yany and Any)
Everyone who loves me.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulillahirobil’alamin. The writer thanks Allah for His mercy of
giving his strength, inspiration, and patience to finish this thesis.
He realizes that he would not finish writing this thesis without others’

help. With all his heart, he would like to thank:
1.

Drs. Bambang Sumardjoko, M.Pd,. the Dean of School of Teacher Training
and Education in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

2.

Dra. Endang Fauziati, M.Hum., as the chief of English Department.

3.

Dra. Siti Zuhriah A.R., M.Hum. as consultant for his support, suggestion,
help, correction, and her special inspiration.

4.

Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum. as the Academic Consultant, and all lecturers in
English Department who have shared and given their knowledge to the writer
in mastering English.


5.

His beloved parents, sisters, and brothers for their love, support and patience.

6.

His friends of Indonesian Moslems Student Association (PII) of Central Java
who teach him everything.

7.

His great friends who always support and motivate him in all condition, Heru
Adi Kurniawan, Nur Alit Prasetyo, Supatno, Agus Susilo, Ardianto and
Djatmiko.

8.

His English Department 1997 friends for their kindness and togetherness.


9. His reference really friend who always accompany him in the future planning,
kang Andhika Askar, Kang Rofiq Junarwoko, Asrori, Udin, Budi and Fathur
Rohman H. (thanks a lot)
10. All friends whose can not write in here one by one but I really respect your
contribution and suggestion in finishing my research paper. Thank’s very
much.
Because of his limited knowledge, the writer is really aware that this
thesis is far from perfect, therefore, he welcomes some suggestion and criticism.
Finally, he hopes it will give beneficial contribution to English students to
be familiar with the coherent or incoherent texts in song.

The Writer,

NA

TABLE OF CONTENT
PAGE OF TITLE………………………………………………………

i


ABSTRACK………………………………………………………….

ii

APPROVAL…………………………………………………………...

iii

ACCEPTANCE…………………………………..………..

iv

MOTTO………………………………………………………………..

v

DEDICATION…………………………………………………………

vi


ACKNOWLEDGMENT………………………………………………………

vii

TABLE OF CONTENT………………………………………………..

xi

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study………….…………….

1

B. Literature Review………..………………………

5


C. Research Problem …………..…………………..

6

D.

Objectives of the Study…………………………

5

E.

Benefits of the Study……………………………

7

F.

Paper Organization………………………………

7

REVIEW OF RELATED THEORY
A.

Review on Coherence…..……… …………….….
1. The Notion of coherence..…………………..…. 8

8

2. Cohesion devices on Coherence……………….. 12
B. Review on Music…….….. ……………………..… 21
1. Song……………………………………..………. 21
2. The Meaning of Music…………………….……. 22
3. The Form of Music.…………………………..… 22

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A.

Type of Research ………………………….…….. 24

B.

The Object of the Research ……………………… 25

C.

Data and Data Source……………… ……..……… 25

D.

Method of Collecting the Data…………………..…25

E.

Technique of Analyzing the Data………………… 26

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
A.

The Use of Cohesion Device in Couplet………..…28

B.

Discussion of Finding………………………...……54

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A.

Conclusion…………………………………………. 57

B.

Suggestion…………………………………………. 58

BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………..…..………... 59
APPENDICES……………………………………………..………………. 61