Lexical Methapor In Headlines Of The Jakarta Post

Abstract

This research was about the analysis of lexical metaphor in headlines of The Jakarta Post. The objectives of this research were (1) to find out the types of lexical metaphor; (2) to explain the way of using lexical metaphor in headlines of The Jakarta Post; and (3) to reason the use of lexical metaphor in headlines of The Jakarta Post. This researh was conducted by using descriptive qualitative research design. The data of headline of the The Jakarta Post were obtain randomly were 20 headlines from eleven edition which were published in January 2018. The findings revealed that the total numbers of lexical metaphor in headline of The Jakarta Post namely: (noun-noun 4 occurences), (noun-verb 12 occurences), (adjective-noun 4 occurences), based on the amount of each type lexical metaphor about, it can be concluded that noun-verb becomes the most dominant of lexical metaphor. The way of using lexical metaphor in the headlines of The Jakarta Post: noun–noun the headline maker described those news refers to a person or animal, noun-verb means that the headline maker described that the headline used to compare between verb of action or alive and having certain process, and adjective-noun was used describe the nature of object, human, and animal or the unusual state of affairs experienced by noun. The reason of lexical metaphor used in headlines of The Jakarta Post to appeal the readers‗ eyes on one unique headline that brief, precise and clear.