Tamaddun
Vol 20 No 1 (2021): June 2021

Students’ Problems in Semantic Meaning Analysis of Literary Works in English Handbooks

Irmawaty Hasyim (Universitas Muslim Indonesia)
Salmia Syarifuddin (Universitas Muslim Indonesia)

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Publish Date
07 Jun 2022

Abstract

English handbooks used in High schools fill with literary works. It is either in poem, prose, or drama. These literary works are human’s creatures both in spoken and written language which fills with implicit meaning beneath the stylistic language used in that literary works. Besides, semantics is a branch of linguistics that studies meaning. This study aimed to find out problems faced by students in the analysis of the semantics meaning of literary works found in English handbooks. This study applied the qualitative descriptive method. The result showed that the problems faced by students lied beneath the determination of semantics meanings and their types found in words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in literary works.

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Tamaddun
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Abbrev

tamaddun-life

Publisher

Universitas Muslim Indonesia

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Tamaddun is a multidisciplinary peer reviewed and open access journal in language, literature, and culture. The aim is to publish conceptual and research articles that explore the application of any language in teaching and the everyday experience of language in education. Its scope is international ...