An Analysis of Connotative Meaning Manifested in Folklore Album by Taylor Swift

Alex Akbar, (NIM. 5032111020) (2025) An Analysis of Connotative Meaning Manifested in Folklore Album by Taylor Swift. Other thesis, Universitas Bangka Belitung.

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Abstract

This study examines and deliberates on the connotative meaning within the realm of semantics. The research specifically elucidates the actual meaning of connotative significance and categorizes the various forms of connotative meanings expressed in each lyrical composition from Taylor Swift's 2020 album Folklore. A total of seventeen tracks are scrutinized in this analysis, which includes the following songs: The 1, Cardigan, The Last Great American Dynasty, Exile (feat. Bon Iver), My Tears Ricochet, Mirrorball, Seven, August, This Is Me Trying, Illicit Affairs, Invisible Strings, Mad Woman, Epiphany, Betty, Peace, Hoax, and The Lakes. This study employed a descriptive qualitative methodology paired with an identification technique. The theoretical framework utilized included Frank Robert Palmer to reveal the actual meaning of connotative meaning and John Lyons to classify the types of connotative meanings. The findings encompassed a total of 236 data analyzed, demonstrating that 69 data represent positive connotation, 126 data signify negative connotation, and 41 data embody neutral connotation. This study concludes that there exist five cultural associations within this album, namely Universal, Western Culture and Society, Pop Culture, American Culture, and French Culture, which have been divided into 152 data as Universal, 35 data as Western Culture, 37 data as Pop or Popular Culture, 11 data as American Culture, and 1 data as French Culture. Overall, the data indicates that the majority of the lyrics within this album are categorized under negative connotation, primarily reflecting themes of emotional turmoil. Furthermore, this study frequently articulates the narrative of folklore traditions in America and the Western context, asserting that this album serves as a narrative that evolves into folklore, transmitted similarly to a folk song.

Item Type:	Thesis (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Connotative meaning, Taylor Swift, folklore, cultural association
Subjects:	P Bahasa dan Sastra > P Philology. Linguistics P Bahasa dan Sastra > PE English P Bahasa dan Sastra > PR English literature
Divisions:	FAKULTAS ILMU SOSIAL DAN POLITIK > SASTRA INGGRIS > SKRIPSI
Depositing User:	Mrs Suci Rhomana Sari
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2025 03:33
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2025 03:33
URI:	https://repository.ubb.ac.id/id/eprint/11542

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