PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS OF DEIXIS ON SONG LYRICS IN KATY PERRY “TEENAGE DREAM” ALBUM OF 2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52657/js.v10i1.2307Keywords:
Deixis, Pragmatics, Song Lyrics, Teenage Dream AlbumAbstract
The aim of this research are to identify various forms of deixis and find out the intended meaning regarding the overall meaning of the lyrics in Teenage Dream album. The research approach used in this research is qualitative descriptive and the song lyrics on Teenage Dream are used as a source of data analysis. The research findings showed that the Teenage Dream album contains 467 deictic expressions consisting of 413 person deixis, 36 spatial deixis, and 18 temporal deixis. The use of deixis affects the whole meaning of the lyrics and avoid misunderstanding.


