INTERACTION: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa
Vol 8 No 1 (2021): INTERACTION: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa

Cultural Views of a Society Through Taylor Swift’s Song

Daniel Ginting (Universitas Ma Chung)
Eldana Reza Levana (Universitas Ma Chung)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 May 2021

Abstract

Songs as cultural products function to help people to fulfil their needs. When people listen to the songs, they both enjoy the melody and also lyrics of the songs. Songs serve as tools to achieve different essential objectives such as changing moods, relating, and shaping their own identity. In this research, the writer studies deixis in song lyrics from the selected song in Taylor Swift's Folklore album: Cardigan, the Last Great American Dynasty, August, Illicit Affairs, and Betty. The analysis deixis of this study reveals a variety of life issues is treated directly or is strongly involved in the content of the lyrics of songs. This study found that lyrics have undergone dramatic changes when the influence of other cultures is unavoidable. This is an issue of significant interest and concern for parents and educators.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jurnalinteraction

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Interaction Journal (p-ISSN 2406-9558 e-ISSN 2406-9566) is a twicely published by Education University of MUhammadiyah ((UNIMUDA) Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, in the month of Mey and October. This journal is dedicated to fullfill the publishing need of the researcher in English Teaching and ...