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“ASSOCIATIVE MEANING IN TAYLOR SWIFT‟S MIDNIGHTS ALBUM”
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Daeli, Norbetha Nike Lestari Daeli. Associative Meaning in Taylor Swift’s
Midnights Album. A Thesis. Department of English Language and Literature.
Fakultas Satra. Universitas Methodist Indonesia, Medan. 2025.
This study analyzes the types and functions of associative meaning in Taylor
Swift‟s Midnights Album based on Leech‟s theory (1983). This study aims to
discover the types and functions of associative meaning in Taylor Swift‟s
Midnights album. This study employs a descriptive qualitative method by Furida
(2023). The data for the study were taken from the lyrics of Taylor Swift‟s
Midnights album. There are 72 data of associative meaning types and functions
found in 13 songs in Midnights album. The data analysis showed that five types
and only three functions of associative meaning in Midnights album by Taylor
Swift were found, which are connotative (16), social (1), affective (3), reflected
(4), and collocative (12). Moreover, expressive function (20), directive (2), and
aesthetic (14), where informational and phatic functions were not found.
Keywords: Types of Associative Meaning, Functions of Associative Meaning,
Taylor Swift, Midnights
Detail Information
| Item Type |
Skripsi (S1)
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|---|---|
| Penulis |
Norbetha Nike Lestari Daeli - Personal Name
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| Student ID |
221110035
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| Dosen Pembimbing |
Nurhayati Purba, S.S. MA - - Dosen Pembimbing 1
Karana Jaya Tarigan, S.S., M.Hum - - Dosen Pembimbing 2 |
| Penguji |
Elita Modesta Sembiring, S.S., M.Hum. - - Ketua Penguji
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| Kode Prodi PDDIKTI |
79202
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| Edisi |
Published
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| Departement |
Sastra Inggris
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| Kontributor | |
| Bahasa |
English
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| Penerbit | Universitas Methodist Indonesia : Medan., 2026 |
| Edisi |
Published
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| Subyek | |
| No Panggil | |
| Copyright |
Fakultas Sastra Universitas Methodist Indonesia
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| Doi |







