DEIXIS IN THE SONG LYRICS IN DPR IAN’S ALBUM ENTITLED MOODSWINGS IN TO ORDER

Abstract

The aim of this study research is to analyze three types of deixis and explain the referential meaning of deixis that found in Moodswings in to Order song lyrics. The researcher select Moodswings in to Order album as the subject of research. The song lyrics analyzed through pragmatic approach. The theory that used in this research is from Alan Cruse (2000) about deixis. This research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method. The data collected from twelve songs of DPR Ian’s Moodswings in to Order album. Next, the deixis classified into their own types based on the criteria. The findings showed that deixis like person deixis, spatial deixis, and temporal deixis are used in the song lyrics of DPR Ian’s Moodswings in to Order album. The use of person deixis to show the participant role in the song. Spatial deixis used to show a place or location in the utterance. While for temporal deixis, it indicates of time when it happens or frame of time in the song.