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A Semantic Analysis of Modality in the Lyrics of Taylor Swift’s Songs
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Modality is a significant semantic category that acts at the sentence level. The aims
of this study are to identified the type of modality and described semantic meaning
of modality in the lyrics of Taylor Swift's songs. The data are all lyrics containing
modality of 5 selected Taylor Swift’s songs on Folklore album, namely; August,
Cardigan, Mad Woman, Seven and Peace. The study used qualitative content
analysis method. The results showed that there were 31 modalities include
epistemic modality; necessity (1) and probability (6). Deontic modality; obligation
(2). And dynamic modality; ability (6) and volition (16). Furthermore, the most
dominant semantic meaning of modality found in this study is volition. Volition in
dynamic modality refers to a person's desire to take an action consciously or
intentionally, which involves the decision and effort of the individual. Developing
an understanding of modality empowers students or individuals to effectively
convey their message and adapt their communication style to suit the specific
context at hand.
Vita Fatimatuz Zahro - Personal Name
SKRIPSI TBI 2311
425
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Indonesia
2023
serang
xv + 101 hlm.; 18 x 25 cm
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