Besides, the metaphor is best described indirectly and beautifully. The words used are mostly left the denotation meaning behind. the semantic shifts found in the song lyrics mostly belong to metaphor and metonymy types since the song lyrics are kind of literature that used more illustrative words.
They are narrowing, broadening, amelioration, pejoration, metaphor, and metonymy. There are only six types of semantic that found by the writer in this analysis.
SONG WORD FOR COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA MEANING INTERVIEW FULL
The songs chosen entitled The Scientist, Viva La Vida, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, A Sky Full of Stars, Paradise, Fix You, and, Princess of China. The data of this analysis were collected by choosing some lyrics in Coldplay’s songs that tend to have meaningful words or phrases so that the writer was much easier to analyze and categorize them into some types of semantic shift.
This study aims at knowing what types of semantic shift (words meaning changing) that some Coldplay’s song lyrics and how the writer explains the meaning of words and phrases as semantic shift in those selected lyrics. 35 Votes) Frontman Chris Martin told Rolling Stone that he christened this song and the album 'Viva la Vida' - meaning 'long live life' or more literally, 'the life lives' - after he saw the phrase on a painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. When asked about the song, bass guitarist Guy Berryman said, 'It’s a story about a king who’s lost his kingdom, and all the album’s artwork is based on the idea of revolutionaries and guerrillas.' (Wikipedia) Viva La Vida, in Spanish translates to 'long live life.' This song has many important implications, and VERY relevant to our times. Semantic Shift Analysis In Coldplay's Song Lyrics (Thesis Sastra Inggris S1, 2015 ). Category: music and audio alternative rock.
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