ANALYSIS OF THEME
ON SELECTED TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONG LYRICS
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree of
Education in English Department
By:
RETNO RAHAYU
A320130198
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA
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:
for my incomparable lover
Mamak and Bapak.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb
Alhamdulillahhirabbil’alamin.
All blessings belong to Allah SWT for His mercy given to the researcher, so she could complete her research paper entitled “ANALYSIS OF THEME
ON SELECTED TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONG LYRICS”. In conducting
this research the researcher got so many supports from many people. The researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude and appreciation to the people in the following list:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M.Hum, the Dean of School Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D. the Chief of Department of English Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 3. Dra. Malikatul Laila, M. Hum., the consultant who has
supported, helped and encouraged the researcher to conduct this research by giving her great advice and suggestions.
4. Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum. and Drs. Sigit Haryanto, M.Hum. the examiners who has given a great chance and easiness for the researcher to get through this one of the most important steps in her life.
5. All lecturers of Department of English Education who have become such great educators and for giving uncountable knowledge to the researcher.
7. Her best friends, Fitria Uswatun A., Devica Hps, Ayuni and Sri, who has been giving her a meaningful friendship this last three years and forever.
8. All her family members as the prayer, who always give spirit and supports in this whole hard times.
9. All her consultation classmates, Ambar, Rifky, Wreda and others, even though we are only knowing each other not for long, but you guys always be there when I need the most. Thank you for your such big help.
10.All boardinghouse mates in Denida Kos, Lisa, Fitri and all of the girls living there, I love you all. Thanks for all big helps and supports.
11.All DEE classmates who is always cheering her up over this last 3 years.
The last, the researcher realizes that this research is not good enough. So, the suggestion and supported criticism are expected to make this research better.
ANALYSIS OF THEME
ON SELECTED TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONG LYRICS
ABSTRAK
RETNO RAHAYU. A320130198. ANALYSIS OF THEME ON
SELECTED TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONG LYRICS.
Skripsi. Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. 2017, 155 halaman.
Tema (Theme) dan Rema (Rheme) merupakan komponen penting dalam membangun makna dalam suatu klausa. Baik itu dalam tulisan baku maupun dalam karya sastra yang mengedepankan segi artistik didalamnya. Lirik lagu misalnya, selain cara penulisan yang artistik, tetapi juga terdapat makna yang terbangun. Tema mempunyai peran utama dalam klausa karena memahami Tema memungkinkan mengetahui isi keseluruhan klausa. Maka dari itu, penelitian ini membahas tentang analisis jenis Tema dan Rema dan menjelaskan makna yang terkandung pada lirik lagu tertentu dari Taylor Swift. Tujuan dari penelitian ini antara lain: (1) Mengidentifikasi tipe Tema yang terdapat pada lirik lagu Taylor Swift, dan (2) Menjelaskan makna tektual yang terkandung dalam lirik lagu tersebut.
Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Data penelitian ini adalah semua klausa dalam 10 lagu dari Taylor Swift yang berjudul Love
Story, You Belong With Me, Enchanted, You’re Not Sorry, Speak Now,
Haunted, Blank Space, Forever Always, Fearless dan 22. Analisis data menggunakan teori Gerot dan Wignell (1994) tentang tipe-tipe tema, kemudian penulis mendiskripsikan makna yang terkandung didalamnya. Hasil dari penelitian ini, terdapat 4 jenis Tema yang diaplikasikan oleh penulis dalam lirik lagunya. Diantaranya Unmarked dan Marked Topical Theme, Textual dan Interpersonal Theme. Diantara jenis tema tersebut,
Unmarked Theme paling banyak digunakan oleh penulis dalam penulisan lirik lagunya; yaitu 59, 6 % , berikutnya adalah Textual 24,8 %, Marked Topical Themes 8, 5%, dan Interpersonal Theme 7, 2 %. Penulis kemudian mendeskripsikan makna dari jenis-jenis tema tersebut. Implikasi penelitian di dalam pendidikan adalah untuk mempermudah penguasaan tata bahasa/grammar para siswa dan memupuk kemampuan menulis yang runtut.
Kata kunci: Temadan Rema, lirik lagu, kandungan makna. .
ANALYSIS OF THEME
ON SELECTED TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONG LYRICS
ABSTRACT
RETNO RAHAYU. A320130198. ANALYSIS OF THEME ON
SELECTED TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONG LYRICS.
Research Paper. School of Teacher Training and Education. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2017, 115 Pages.
Theme and Rheme are important components in meaning-organizing. Not only on standard written texts but it also applies in written art or literature
objectives of this study are: (1) to identify the types of Theme in the Taylor Swift song lyrics, and, (2) to explain the textual meaning realized in Taylor
Swift’s songs.
This research is analyzed by using descriptive qualitative method. The data are all clauses taken from 10 Taylor Swift’s song lyrics, entitled Love Story,
You Belong with Me, Enchanted, You’re Not Sorry, Speak Now, Haunted,
Blank Space, Forever Always, Fearless and 22. Data are analyzed by using Gerot and Wignell (1994) theory which includes the type of Theme, then the writer describes the textual meaning realized in the song.
The result of the study shows that 4 types of Theme are applied by the author in her song. There are Unmarked and Marked Topical Theme, Textual and Interpersonal Theme. Among the 4 types of Theme used, Unmarked Topical Theme is most frequently used by the author in writing her songs lyrics; that is 59, 6 %, the next position is Textual Theme 24,8 %, Marked Topical Theme
8, 5%, and the last one is Interpersonal Themes 7, 2 %. After identifying the types of Theme, the writer describes the meaning realized in the song based on the Theme type applied. The pedagogical implication of this research is to make the students master the grammar easier and write a text coherently.
TABLE OF CONTENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
ABSTRAK ... ix
ABSTRACT ... x
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... xi
LIST OF TABLE AND PICTURE………. CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
F. Research Paper Organization ... CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY 4 A. Previous Study ... 5
B. Related Literary Theory ... 8
1. Notion of Grammar ... 9
2. Systemic Functional Grammar ... 9
3. Metafunction- Three Strands of Meaning... 10
4. Ideational Meaning ... 11
5. Interpersonal Meaning ... 11
7. Organizing Massages: Theme... 12
8. Types of Theme…..………... 14
a. Ideational Theme…….………..………… 14
(1) Unmarked Theme……….…...…….……… 14
(2) Marked Topical Theme………...………. 14
b. Interpersonal Theme……….….……… 15
c. Textual Theme………..………. 16
d. Taylor Swift Song Lyrics…………..……… 18
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD A. Research Type …... 19
B. Research Object…... 19
C. Data and Data Source ... 19
D. Method and Technique of Collecting Data ... 20
E. Data Validity ... 20
F. Technique of Analyzing Data ... CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS, FINDING AND DISCUSSION 20
(2) Demonstrative pronouns………...……… 96
(3) Noun………. 96
(4) Noun phrase……….. 97
(5) Existential………. 97
(6) Anticipatory……….. 97
b) Textual Theme …...………... 97
(2) Prepositional phrase………. 99
(3) Complement………. 100
a) Unmarked Topical Theme…... 101
(1) Personal Pronoun……..……… 101
(2) Demonstrative pronouns………... 102
(3) Noun………. 102
c) Marked Topical Theme………... 107
(2) Prepositional phrase………. 108
(3) Complement………. 108
d) Interpersonal Theme………... 109
(1) Polarity………. 109
(2) Entreaty……… 109
(3) Addressee………. 110
(4) Interrogative ……… 110
3. The Pedagogical Implication………. 111
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A.Conclusion ... 112
B.Suggestion ... 113
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIST OF TABLE AND PICTURE
CHAPTER I
Figure.1.1. Stratification by Halliday & Matthiessen (2014: 26)... 10
CHAPTER IV
Table 4.1. Distribution of Theme in the song lyrics... 91
