AN ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR IN PEOPLE MAGAZINES ADVERTISEMENTS

Triartha, Fenty (2012) AN ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR IN PEOPLE MAGAZINES ADVERTISEMENTS. Undergraduate thesis, UNIMED.

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Abstract

The objectives of this research were to find out the live concepts of lexical metaphor, namely: Noun-noun, noun-verb, noun-adjective, sound concepts, social concepts and the dominant one used in People Magazines advertisements. This research was conducted by using qualitative descriptive design. It took fifty advertisements taken randomly from People magazines which were published in March 2011 until December 2011. The result of analyzing found five concepts of lexical metaphor were used in the advertisements in People Magazine, they were: noun-noun, noun-verb, noun-adjective, sound concepts and social concepts. There were 50 lexical metaphor concepts in 50 advertisements. The findings of data analysis showed that the total numbers of lexical metaphor from the five concepts were: 7 (14%) noun-noun, 22 (44%) noun-verb, 13 (26%) noun-adjective, 6 (12%) sound concepts, and 2 (4%) social concepts. It means that noun-verb concept is the most dominant type of lexical metaphor used in People Magazines advertisements. It is 44%. Noun-verb concept is dominant because it proofs the theory that the copywriters want to make advertisement as an events that happen in life and considered as a thing that move or alive. Furthermore, the advertisements taglines designed to be interesting and creative to create the rhetorical effects in readers minds, and persuaded them to buy the product.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Additional Information: 420 Tri a
Keywords: noun; lexical; sound
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P101 Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P87 Communication. Mass media
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN4699 Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
Divisions: Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User: Mrs Gusti Lisa Utami
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2016 04:13
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2016 08:38
URI: https://digilib.unimed.ac.id/id/eprint/16789

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