CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR ANALYSIS OF LOVE IN ARCTIC MONKEYS`ALBUM AM

• Main Author: NINDY, AULIA MUHTI
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris; Arctic
• Online Access: http://repository.radenintan.ac.id/35328/; http://repository.radenintan.ac.id/35328/1/A%20THESIS%20%28COVER%20-%20BAB%20I%20-%20II%20%26%20DAPUS%29.pdf; http://repository.radenintan.ac.id/35328/2/A%20THESIS%20FULL%20NINDY.pdf

ABSTRACT In literature, especially music, humans express themselves in various ways. These expressions reflect the personal feelings, thoughts and experiences of the writer or composer. Through literature, humans can express emotions, share their life stories, and convey messages to listeners or readers. Artists or songwriters often use metaphors creatively to express complex ideas or emotions. However, different interpretations of these metaphors can affect how the song is perceived by different listeners. This can result in a wide variety of interpretations, which sometimes do not always match the original intent of the songwriters. Metaphors are often closely tied to a particular culture and linguistic context. When a song is translated into another language, especially a language with a different metaphorical structure, the original meaning of the metaphor can be lost or significantly changed. This can lead to misunderstandings or inaccurate interpretations when the song is translated or interpreted by listeners whose primary language is different. In cases like this, the use of metaphors can lead to misunderstandings and cause a breakdown in communication. So the messages the songwriter wants to convey is not conveyed well to the listener. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research method and research data is in the form of Arctic Monkeys song lyrics of selected song in album AM collected from various sources, such as official websites and music streaming platforms. Data were focus on identifying conceptual metaphors of love with examining the conceptual metaphor of love in the lyrics of Arctic Monkeys songs. A total of 49 song lyrics in an AM album were analyzed, producing 19 LOVE concepts which were categorized into three types of conceptual metaphors: structural, ontological, and orientational. The research results show that the structural conceptual metaphor is the most dominant, with 32 concepts, which reflects the understanding of love as a structure or system. The ontological conceptual ...