Seminar on

Language
Teaching

An Analysis of
Figurative
Language in The
Greatest Showman
 Background of the Study

Identification of the Study

Limitation of the Study

Formulation of the Study

Chapter I
Introduction
Objective of the Study
The Greatest Showman
Figurative Language in

Significance of the Study

An Analysis of

Album

Definition of the Key Terms

Thesis Organization

Chapter II Review of the Related Literature / Research Design

Underlining Theory
Source of the Research Data
Chapter III Research Methodology
Procedures of the Data Collection

Procedures of the Data Analysis

1
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of The Study

• Definition of Language by Finegan (2008)

• Definition of Semantics by Yule (2010)
• Types of Non-Literal by Saeed (2016)
• Definition of Figurative by Carter (2007)
and Abrams (1999)
• Definition of Song by Roger (2010)
• A short biography about The Greatest
Showman Album
 1.2 Identification the Study
By reading on the background of the study above, the
identification of the study are as the following:

By looking at the lyric the researcher found the verse of the

song has an implied meaning or intended meaning.

By looking at the lyric the researcher found the verse of

the song has a figurative language.

By looking at the lyric the researcher want to find the most

figurative language that use in the lyric of the song
1.3 Limitation the Study

Based on the background of the study, the

researcher focuses on Analysis Figurative
Language by Abrams in Semantic Approach
on “The Greatest Showman Album”.
1.4 Formulation the Study
In this research, the researcher would like to focus
on the following problems those are:

• What are the • What is the

types of dominant
figurative figurative
language that language that
used in The occurs in The
Greatest Greatest
Showman Showman
Album? Album?
1.5 Objective the Study
Dealing with the statement above, the
objectives of the study will be as follows:

• To find the types of figurative language

1
• To find out the most dominant figurative language

2 that used in The Greatest Showman Album

1.6 Significance the Study
The Reader
The researcher expected that this study give
The researcher expects the
readers can get a deeper
valuable benefit and enrich the study of figurative
understanding about figurative
language and the types of
language to: figurative language that contain in
the song.

The Future Researcher

• The researcher expects that this The Researcher
research can enlarge theory By analyzing this study, the
especially in the form and types researcher can increase
of figurative language. knowledge and experience in the
• This research is also useful for field of semantics study that
further references for those related to the analysis of
who are interested in figurative language in a literary
conducting a research on work, especially in a song lyric.
figurative language.
 1.7 Definition of the Key Terms

Figurative Language is a
conspicuous departure
Language is often Song is a relatively short
from what users of a
viewed as a vehicle of musical composition for
Semantics is the study of language apprehend as
thought, a system of the human voice that is
the meaning of words, the standard meaning of
expression that mediates possibly accompanied by
phrases and sentences. words, or else the
the transfer of thought other musical instrument
(Yule, 2010) standard order of words,
from one person to which features words or
in order to achieve some
another. (Finegan, 2008) lyrics.(Kamien, 1997)
special meaning or
effect.(Abrams, 1999)
1.7 Thesis Organization

Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
ChapterVII
IV I
Chapter III
2 REVIEW OF THE
RELATED
LITERATURE
2.1 Semantics
2.1.1 Types of Semantics
a. Literal Meaning
b. Non-Literal Meaning

2.2 Figurative Language

2.2.1 Factors in interpreting Figurative Language
2.2.2 Types of Figurative Language

2.3 Song
2.3.1 Music
2.3.2 Song
2.3.3 The Greatest Showman Album
2.1 Semantics

Finegan (2008;173) stated that semantics is the study of the

systematic ways in meaning of the languages structure,
especially in words and sentences. It means that in everyday
interaction, the use of words have a different context for a
different purposes.

Yule (2010;112) said that semantics is the study of the

meaning of words, phrases and sentences.
2.1.1 Types of Semantics

There are literal meaning and non-literal meaning or also

called as figurative language. In support of Saeed, (2016;13)
the basic distinction to define semantics with a common
sense are by using literal meaning and non-literal meaning.
Literal meaning is speaker speaks in a neutral, factually
accurate way. While non-literal meaning is the speaker
deliberately describes something in untrue or impossible
terms in order to achieve special effects.
2.2 Figurative Language

According to (Carter, 2007) Figurative language is the most

language that used by people, especially in spoken language.
Figurative language is words or expressions with meaning that
is different from the literal interpretation.

Gibbs & Colston (2012;1) stated that Figurative language

generally refers to speech where speakers mean something
other than what they literally say.
2.2.1 Factors in Interpreting Figurative Language

Gibbs & Colston (2012), cited in the Interpreting

Figurative Meaning Book, there are at least four broad
factors that underlie the dynamic complexities of
figurative meaning interpretation:
1. People
2. Language Material
3. Understanding Goal and Task
4. Empirical method used to asses understanding
2.2.2 Types of Figurative Language

In support of Abrams (1999;96) on his book A

Glossary of Literary Term, classified there are five
types of figurative language, as follows :
1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Metonymy
4. Synecdoche
5. Personification
2.2.1 Types of Figurative Language
On the other hand by another expert, Mezo (1999;1) stated
that there are seven common types of figurative language,
but they should be placed in groups or classes.
1. The first type is figurative of comparison. The comparison
figurative divided in to three, they are: simile, metaphor
and personification.
2. The second type is figurative of substitution. In
substitution figurative there are two types, which is
metonymy and synecdoche.
3. The third type is exaggeration, thus in this type there are
hyperbole and litotes.
2.3 Music
According Degaldo (2018;123) Music is an important
component of life for many people and represents an
interpretative tool for meaning and self- representation.

2.3.1 Song
According to Hornby (2015;1440) Song is a short piece of music
that sung.

2.3.2 The Greatest Showman Song Album

 3
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design

DESCRIPTIVE
QUALITATIVE
METHOD
DESCRIPTIVE
QUALITATIVE
METHOD

Creswell (2009;4) Qualitative research is a

method for exploring and understanding
the meaning of individuals or groups
ascribe to a social or human problem.
3.2 Source of the Research Data
3.3 Procedures of the Data Collection

1. The researcher searched and learned

the theory and types of Figurative
Language

2. The researcher selected “The Greatest

Showman” Album

3. The researcher printed the all the

lyrics of the album song
3.4 Procedures of the Data Analysis
1. The researcher underlining the lyrics which related to
figurative language

2. The researcher analyze the data by identifying which

figurative language that most used

3. The researcher reanalyzed statements that have been

classified to avoid mistakes by using the theories of experts.

4. The researcher give codes to makes easy in rechecking

and make a table to classify and know the most dominant
figurative language

5. The researcher makes a conclusion