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dc.contributor.author | RAMADHANI, RIZKA | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-27T07:34:31Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-27T07:34:31Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-09-22 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.umsu.ac.id/handle/123456789/24232 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Figurative language is described as employing figures of speech, involves communicating something by an intended deviation from literal meaning. It is a word or phrase which is used for special effect which is used non literally and can be understood on the basis of generally applicable principles of meaning extension. There are various types of figurative languages. The objectives of this study are to explore the figurative language types of football commentary used by Peter Drury, and to find out the most dominant type of figurative language of football commentary used by Peter Drury. The scope of this research is figurative language or figure of speech of football commentary used by Peter Drury. The researcher used Saeed‟s theory which consists of metaphor, irony, metonymy, synecdoche, hyperbole, and litotes. This study is limited on the football commentaries by Peter Drury are taken from the two videos in youtube channel. Some conclusion are drawn that commentaries by Peter Drury used six types of figurative language, they are metaphor, irony, metonymy, synecdoche, hyperbole and litotes in his football commentaries, In his football commentaries, they were 10 metaphors (14.08%), 7 ironies (9.86%), 6 metonymies (8.45%), 14 synecdoche (19.72%), 22 hyperboles (30.99%) and 12 litotes (16.90%). It is concluded that hyperbole is the most dominant figurative language. The findings theoretically can give a contribution for the next researchers who are interested in investigating figurative language. Practically, the findings can give a contribution for the English teachers as well as reference to the figurative in football commentary by Peter Drury. | en_US |
dc.subject | Semantics | en_US |
dc.subject | figurative language | en_US |
dc.subject | football commentary | en_US |
dc.title | FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE OF FOOTBALL COMMENTARY BY PETER DRURY | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | English Language Education |
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