A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF TRANSFERENCE OF MEANING APPLIED IN OK COMPUTER ALBUM BY RADIOHEAD

摘要

In stylistics, transference of meaning represents one of the most interesting topics to be analyzed. It happens because it deals with the peculiarity of the meaning in literary works. In other words, transference of meaning is the sense of using a word or phrase that means something more or something other than it seems to say. Hence, the aim of this research is to identify the types of transference of meaning found in the album, to investigate the language function through the use of transference of meaning, and to describe the theme through the use of transference of meaning. udThis research applied descriptive qualitative method. The data sources of this research were taken from the song lyrics in the album entitled OK Computer by Radiohead. The data were in the forms of phrases or sentences that are collected based on the relevant theories. To achieve data trustworthiness, some peers and the thesis consultants were asked to check, verify, and discuss the data that were collected by the researcher. udThe results of the research show that all types of transference of meaning appear in the album. They are simile, metaphor, metonymy, personification and synechdoche. Meanwhile, there are only three language functions found through the use of transference of meaning in the album. They are poetic, phatic and conative functions. The use of transference of meaning in the album could represent the theme that the writer brought to the listeners. The themes of capitalism, madness, death and transport and technology were found in the use of transference of meaning in the album.