Discourse Analysis of Metafunctions in Selected Songs from Noah Kahan's Stick Season Album: A Systemic Functional Linguistics Perspective

• NAFTALIE GRACE SIPAYUNG
• 2025

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This research analyzes the realization of metafunctions in selected songs from Noah Kahan’s Stick Season album using Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) framework. The study focuses on three metafunctions: ideational, interpersonal, and textual, to explore how language constructs meaning in song lyrics. A qualitative descriptive method was applied to five selected songs: Stick Season, All My Love, Strawberry Wine, Growing Sideways, and You’re Gonna Go Far. Data were collected from official lyric videos and analyzed at the clause level. Findings reveal that mental processes dominate the ideational metafunction, as seen in “I am terrified of weather ’cause I see you when it rains,” reflecting inner experiences. The interpersonal metafunction is realized through declarative moods and affective expressions such as “You’re the greatest thing we’ve lost,” highlighting emotional stance and evaluation. The textual metafunction is structured with unmarked topical themes, as in “And at the end of it all, I just hope that your scars healed,” which creates coherence and a direct narrative flow. Overall, Noah Kahan’s lyrics convey emotional depth while showing how language functions as a tool for meaning-making and self expression in contemporary music.

• Discourse Analysis
• Systemic Functional Linguistics
• Metafunctions
• Song Lyrics
• Noah Kahan
• Stick S

https://repository.bsi.ac.id/repo/67178/Discourse-Analysis-of-Metafunctions-in-Selected-Songs-from-Noah-Kahan's-Stick-Season-Album:-A-Systemic-Functional-Linguistics-Perspective
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