Connotative Meaning of Olivia Rodrigo’s Selected Song Lyrics

Syafitri Syafitri; Jufrizal Jufrizal

doi:10.24036/ell.v13i2.124875

Connotative Meaning of Olivia Rodrigo’s Selected Song Lyrics

Syafitri Syafitri⁽¹⁾, Jufrizal Jufrizal⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2024 Sya Fitri

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/ell.v13i2.124875

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Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the connotative meaning of Olivia Rodrigo's song lyrics. The objectives of this research are (1) to identify the connotative meaning of Olivia Rodrigo's song lyrics, (2) to identify the connotative types in Olivia Rodrigo's song lyrics. This research uses the theory of Abdul Chaer which states that connotative meaning can be divided into two kinds, namely positive connotative (the word snoring) and negative connotative (the word growling). The researcher used a qualitative approach in analyzing the data. The data of this research are the songs by Olivia Rodrigo in the album Sour. five songs were selected: "Brutal", "Deja vu", "Traitor", "Happier", and "Enough For You". The results show that there are eighteen data containing connotative meanings: ten data with positive meanings and eight data with negative meanings. The dominant positive connotation is found in the song "Happier", while the most negative connotation is "Brutal".

Keywords

Semantic, connotative meaning, lyric.

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