DEIXIS IN X (2014) ALBUM OF ED SHEERAN’S SONG
A THESIS
Submitted as the Partial Fullfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra
By:
ICHWAN CHOISE PANDAPOTAN SIRAIT
Registration Number 2113220017
ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
DECLARATION
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Medan, September 2015
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Praise the almighty God. First of all, the writer would like to thank God for
all His Blessings, mercy, guidance, strength, and help which have been given to
him so he can finish this thesis well.
This thesis was written in order to fulfill one of the requirements to obtain
the S1 degree of Sarjana Sastra at English Department in Faculty of Languages
and Arts, State University of Medan.
In completing this thesis, the writer has received a lot of assistance and
academic support from some people. Therefore, on this occasion the writer would
like to express his sincere gratitude, love and special thanks to:
Prof. Dr. Syawal Gultom, M.Pd., the Rector of State University of Medan
Dr. Isda Pramuniati, M.Hum., the Dean of Faculty of Languages and Arts
Prof. Dr. Hj. Sumarsih, M.Pd., the Head of English and LiteratureDepartment
Dra. Meisuri, M.A., the Secretary of English and Literature Department
Syamsul Bahri, S.S, M.Hum., the Head of English Literature StudyProgram
Prof. Amrin Saragih, M.A., Ph.D.,as his Thesis Adviser
Drs. Johan Sinulingga, M.Pd.,as his Academic Adviser and also as theReviewer
Dr. Siti Aisah Ginting, M.Pd., as the Revieweriii
All Lecturers in English and Literature Department who advised and guidedthe writer during academic years
His beloved parents, Togi P. Sirait and Landiana Manurung to whom thisthesis is dedicated for entire patient, pray, love and moral and financial
support. And also thanks for the love, support and great care all the time
from his brother and sister, Dhany Sirait, Agustina Sirait, Ervina Sirait,
Endang Sirait, and Evie Sirait.
His true friends, Riandi, Khalida Haris, Tina F. Siregar, Ester Tarigan,Cinta Berutu, and Lisbet, who always share their stories, advices, thought,
knowledge and always help and support the writer for everything during the
years in Unimed. And his special thanks also go to all friends in English
Literature A and B 2011 that could not be mentioned one by one. Thanks for
their support, info, encouragement and beautiful day spent together.
All other whose name cannot mentioned one by one for their help andsupport. Thanks for everything.
Without their deep and sympathetic understanding this thesis could
not be completed. Over all, the writer hopes this thesis can give a bit
contribution to Applied Linguistics. Therefore, comments, critics, suggestions,
and advices are expected from the readers.
Medan, September 2015 The Writer,
Ichwan Choise Pandapotan Sirait
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E. The Significance of the Study ... 6
CHAPTERII.REVIEW OF LITERATUTE ... 7
A. Theoretical Framework ... 7
B. Pragmatic ... 7
1.Paragmitic is The Study of Speaker’s Meaning ... 7
2.Pragmatic is the Study of Contextual Meaning ... 7
3.Paragmatic is the Study of the Expression of Relative Distance ... 8
4.Pragmatic is the Study of How Much The Meaning Gets Communicated Than is Said ... 8
4.Discourse Deixis ... 12
5.Social Deixis ... 13
E. Song Lyric ... 13
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CHAPTER III.RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 19
A. Research Design ... 19
B. The Source of Data ... 20
C. The Technique of Collecting Data ... 20
D. The Technique of Analyzing Data ... 20
CHAPTER IV. THE DATA AND DATA ANALYSIS ... 22
A. The Data ... 22
C. Research Findings ... 36
D. Discussion ... 37
CHAPTER V.CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 39
A. Conclusion ... 39
B. Suggestion... 39
REFERENCES ... 41
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 4.1 The Proportion of Deixis in X (2014) Album ... 22
Table 4.2.1 The proportions of Deixis in song “One” ... 23
Table 4.2.2 The proportions of Deixis in song “I’m a mess” ... 24
Table 4.2.3 The proportions of Deixis in song “Sing” ... 25
Table 4.2.4 The proportions of Deixis in song “Don’t” ... 26
Table 4.2.5 The proportions of Deixis in song “Nina” ... 27
Table 4.2.6 The proportions of Deixis in song “Photograph” ... 28
Table 4.2.7 The proportions of Deixis in song “Bloodstream” ... 29
Table 4.2.8 The proportions of Deixis in song “Tenerife Sea” ... 30
Table 4.2.9 The proportions of Deixis in song “Runaway” ... 31
Table 4.2.10 The proportions of Deixis in song “The Man” ... 33
Table 4.2.11 The proportions of Deixis in song “Thinking Out Loud” ... 34
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CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusions
Having analyzed the use of deixis in X (2014) Album of Ed Sheeran’s
Song, the conclusions that can be taken are:
1. There are five kinds of deixis were found in that album, they are person,
spatial, temporal, discourse and social deixis. It consists of 746 person
deixis, 111 spatial deixis, 157 temporal deixis, 108 discourse deixis and 80
social deixis.
2. The percentage of each kind of deixis used in that album are 62.1% for
person deixis, 9.2 % for spatial deixis, 13.1% for temporal deixis, 9% for
discourse deixis and 6.6% for social deixis.
3. The kind of deixis is dominantly used in the album is person deixis with total
746 or 62.1% . the deictic word “I” is the most dominant word of person
deixis in the album. Person deixis is dominantly used because he mostly
wrote his own experiences into the song lyrics..
B. Suggestions
1. It is suggested to the readers that it is important to study about deixis,
because by knowing deixis, they will be able to comprehend the idea of
utterances by the speakers and the writers.
2. For English Departement Students, this would be very helpful to make this
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sentence in some reading text such as song lyrics, novel, short story,
brochure, etc.
3. This study also can be used for additional reference for those who want to
make further studies in this field by choosing another source of data or
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