Pratama, M. Sandi (2021) An Analysis of Connotative Meaning of Weird Genius Song Lyrics “Lathi”. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the connotative meaning of the Lathi song. This research focuses on the connotative meaning, then by comparing the denotative meaning it shows that there are differences in the meaning of the data. It classifies connotative meanings into three types; positive, negative and neutral.

The researcher applied a qualitative approach in analyzing the data. The data of this research is the song Weird Genius in the song entitled "Lathi" using a documentation data measuring instrument in the form of song lyrics.

The results in this study indicate that there are three types of connotations, namely positive, negative, and neutral connotatives. This data shows that there are twelve data which contain connotative meanings; four positive data, five negative data, and three neutral data. In addition, the positive connotative meaning contained in the data refers to policies in decision making in life, while the negative and neutral connotative meanings are related to the never ending world problems.

The conclusion of this study is that there are many negative connotative meanings compared to the others in the song Weird Genius Lathi.

Key words: Conotative Meaning, Weird Genius Song

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