Abstract:
This study deals with the types of Deixis in Adele’s 21 Album. The objectives of
the study were to find out the types of deixis was used in Adele’s 21 Album and
to describe deixis realized in Adele’s 21 Album. The data were 14 song lyrics of
Adele’s 21 Album. The finding showed that all types of deixis were found in
Adele’s 21 Album. They were person deixis, spatial deixis, temporal deixis, social
deixis and discourse deixis. The deixis realized was found that the meaning
realized in accordance with the listed ogled song. So in the adjustment of meaning
contained in the deixis associated with the word around. First is person deixis.
Person deixis refers to the meaning people in song lyrics. For example I wouldn’t
be wishing I was free (1PSP2) means that the singer have lost hope of being free.
Second was spatial deixis refers to the meaning location on the song lyrics.
Example never would a hitch hiked to Birmingham (2SAD1) means the singer
was traumatized by the place. Third was temporal deixis concern the meaning of
time encoding points and spans relative to the time. For sample when we
spoke yesterday (3TAD14) means the singer remembered the promise they made.
Fourth Social deixis concerns as the meaning of sentences which reflect by certain
realities of the social. Example: Lord have mercy on my soul (4SOD1) means the
fulfillment of all singer expectations. And the last was discourse deixis refer to
portion of discourse that contains utterances. The example that same old road that
brought me here (5DAD8) means hints of singer love
