Semiotic Analysis of The Covers of 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.

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ABSTRACT

Dalam skripsi ini, saya menganalisis halaman depan novel The Chronicles of Narnia, yang terdiri atas The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician’s Nephew, The Last Battle. Saya berpendapat bahwa halaman depan sebuah novel sangat penting dalam menginformasikan garis besar cerita novel. Teori yang saya gunakan adalah teori semiotik dari Charles Sanders Peirce, yaitu triadic model theory dan relativity theory.

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Data 1 : The cover of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Data 3: The Cover of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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Data 5 : The Cover of The Horse and His Boy

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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Language is very crucial in our daily life. We use language to

communicate our ideas, thoughts and feelings. There are two kinds of communication models: verbal and non-verbal communication. I would like to elaborate more about the verbal and non-verbal communication in the following paragraph.

Verbal communication refers to the words used to deliver a message appropriately with the situation and the person we are communicating (Jewell 110). The non-verbal communication can be divided into two kinds: the vocal and visual communication. The vocal communication is also referred to as ‘para -language’ (Jewell 110). It deals more with the voice rather than with the

words (Jewell 110). As a result, it involves tone, pitch, fluency, volume, speed, pauses, accent (Jewell 110), whereas the visual communication is sometimes called ‘body language’(Jewell, 111). It involves facial expressions,

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CHAPTER FOUR

CONCLUSION

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books

Brewer, E.C. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Limited, 2001

Chandler, Daniel. Semiotics: the Basics. London: Routledge, 2004.

Chijiwa, Hideaki. Color Harmony : A Guide To Creative Color Combination. United States of America : Rockport Publisher, Inc., 1987.

Eco, Umberto. Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language. Hampshire : The Macmillan Press Ltd., 1985.

Jewell, Judith. Brain Fitness @ Work. London : Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., 2003.

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 7th ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/news/00022400.jpg. 26 February 2009.

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