Abstract:
This research discusses the meaning of women in the novel My Soul is a Woman. The
objectives of the research are to categorize the meaning of women used in the novel
My Soul is a Woman, analyze the realization of the meaning of women as manifested
in the novel My Soul is a Woman, and explain the reasons for the meaning women in
the novel My Soul is a Woman. The research on this thesis was carried out using
description qualitative. The data were taken from the novel My Soul is a Woman. The
data were analyzed and classified into three categories of meaning, namely denotative
meaning, connotative meaning, and contextual meaning. There are 12 denotative
meanings (21.05%), 26 connotative meanings (45.62%), and 19 contextual meanings
(33.33%). The realization of the meaning of women using words, phrases, clauses,
and sentences. Consists of 26 words (45.61%), 24 phrases (42.11%), clause 1
(1.75%), and sentence 6 (10.53%). The reason for the meaning of women was
realized in two contexts, namely linguistic context, and social context, there are
linguistic contexts 19 (33%) and social contexts 38 (67%). The meaning of women
has been realized in the novel My Soul is a Woman because this research will produce
a deep understanding of the meaning of women with semantic studies in the data used
in this study. In addition, analyzing this novel can provide information for readers to
care more and respect themselves as a women.
