A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE SONGS’ LYRIC IN GYPSY HEART ALBUM BY COLBIE CAILLAT

Abstract

Song is the product of art that has been widely used to be analysed. It is caused that the song has an important role in society, whether to express an idea, share information, entertain, motivate or persuade people’s thought. This research is aimed at analyzing the critical aspects of three songs’ lyric in the Gypsy Heart album by Colbie Caillat. This research used qualitative approach that is specifically designed as Critical Discourse Analysis by Van Dijk. The data were collected through observation and documentation. The technique of analyzing data is Philip Mayring technique, which consisted of selection, sample, analysis of the context or background information, and transcription. The results of this research were as follows: (1) every song lyric could be analyzed by the macrostructure aspect that showed its general meaning; through the macrostructure aspect, the song writer intention is easy to be caught; (2) the superstructure aspect of the song lyric determined the part of idea and message in a song; (3) the microstructure aspect specifically described the song by determining the semantic, syntax, stylistic, and rhetoric aspects. So, it can be concluded that first, every song lyric has a specific trait. The trait can be in the form of structure, scheme, and way of delivering message. Second, the critical aspects need to be comprehended to get the idea of song as well as the song writer intention.