A Semiotic Analysis Found in Taylor Swift's Guilty as Sin Song Lyrics Using Roland Barthes Theory

• ANNISA NUR RACHMAWATI
• 2024

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Song lyrics are a description of feelings and experiences that the songwriter has encountered. In describing these feelings and experiences, the songwriter employs words that create implied meanings intended for fans or listeners. This research aims to analyze the denotation, connotation and myth meanings in the lyrics of the song “Guilty as Sin” by Taylor Swift based on Roland Barthes semiotic theory. The method used in this research is qualitative method that providing a comprehensive description of something from a human perspective related to social life. The data for this research was obtained from books, articles, journals and written materials relevant to the research. The result of this research show that the denotation meaning involves imagining someone else (other than their partner), while the connotation meaning portrays feelings of boredom, discomfort and unhappiness in the relationship, which are alleviated through this imagination. Then, the meaning of myth shows the connection between real world and the spiritual realm.

• Semiotics
• Roland Barthes
• Denotation
• Connotation
• Myth
• Song Lyrics

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