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Journal which title Homonymy found in Trifles Drama Script; Semantic Analysis,
is analysing homonymy which found in Drama Script. The objective of this journal
is analyse the type of homonymy found in Trifles drama Script, This journal is
also analysing to be describe homonymy in Trifles Drama Script. Homonymy
proposed by Charles W. Kreidler 2018. The method of this study is qualitative
descriptive. The data of research is Trifles Drama Script. From the analysis, it is
found that are 11 pairs of datas. In homography there are 45,5% of data and
homophones there are 54,5% of data.
INTRODUCTION
Homonymy comes from the Latin word “Homo” meaning the same and
“Nomos” means name. Homonymy are two or more lexeme of the same shape
and sound, but have different meanings (Marmanto, sukardi, sumarlam, 2018).
According to Ginting Sabrina, Homonymy comes from Greek, homos and omona.
The word respectively means ‘similar’ or ‘equal’ and ‘name’. In linguistics, this
term is defined as the word as the shapes and manner of pronunciation are the
same, but have different meaning. Homonymy is different words that happen to
sound the same. Homonymy is the two senses are unrelated; that is, the semantic
relationship between the two senses is similar to that between any two words
selected at random (Paul, 2019). From those definitions, homonymy consists of
two words. It has similar word but the meaning is not the same or it has the same
meaning but the spelling is not the same. Homonymy also studied in semantic
relation which words have relation or unrelated.
The writer analysing homonymy because the writer saw any kinds of
homonymy in this Trifles drama script. Those kinds of homonymy often lead to
misunderstanding in writing or in communication. People are confused to
differentiate or analyse those kinds of homonymy. It is difficult to distinguish
those are, which words contain kinds of homonymy because homonymy consists
of homographs and homophones.
Many objects can be used to analyse kinds homonymy such as; magazine,
newspaper, novels, movie script, song lyric, and so on. In this case, the writer is
interested to make research about homonymy, to find kinds of homonymy which
contained in Trifles drama script. The writer chooses Trifles drama script as the
object because there are many words that are somewhat confusing and likely to
have different kind of homonymy which makes confused. Furthermore, the writer
think about it, whether it is homonymy or not.
Trifles drama script is mystery drama which has unique story. It shows
many social education for us such us; patient, careful, honest and so on. This
story tells about feminism which describe in how challenging way to have queer
husband. In this drama script, sometimes there are words which difficult to
understand, while it provides more than one meaning in one word. It makes the
writer curious to looking about kinds of homonymy in this drama script. The
writer also wants to describe how homonymy realized in Trifles drama script.
Thus, the writer can see how the description and quantity of kinds of homonymy
found in Trifles drama script.
In Trifles drama script, the writers are sometimes finding some words
which we do not understand the meaning. The word also can be have more than
one meaning or the same word but different meaning in drama script or in writing.
For example from Trifles drama script; the word “Wright” and “Right”,
those words are perfectly have the same pronunciation but those word have each
meaning. “Wright” refers to the name of person which is the main characters in
the Trifles drama script, while the word “Right” refers to the acceptable activity or
morally good activity.
The writer is more interested in choosing Trifles drama script because the
writer has already read this drama script which has difficult to understand. It
makes the writer really want to find out the word which has different meaning that
will makes misunderstanding the reader. Then, this Trifles drama script contains
values and morals in the real life, especially in family life or relationship between
wife and husband. Besides it, this drama script is challenging to be study because
many moral values can be learned.
CHAPTER II
2.1 Semantics
Semantics is the study of meaning of linguistics. Semantics is also the
study of expression in linguistics’ means. Semantic word comes from Greek
language, sema is symbol, or symbolize. It can be noun and verb which means
to mark. Studying semantics makes people more understand the word
including the meaning of that word because one word is possible to have one
meaning. In other hand, studying semantic makes us easier to identify the
word. It means, the more practice the more carefully to analysing the word
including the meaning and expression.
Saaed (2009:3) defined semantics as “The study of meaning of words and
sentences” while according to Lyons (1985:3) “Semantics is traditionally
defined as the study of meaning; and this is the definition which we shall
initially adopt”. Then, according to Palmer (1981:1) “Semantics is the
technical term used to refer to the study of meaning, and since meaning is part
of language, semantics is a linguistic”.
Based on those definitions, people agree with those definitions that
semantic is the study of meaning. There are three basic term of semantics,
meaning, sense, and reference.
2.3 Homonymy
According to Saeed (2009:63) “Homonyms are unrelated sense of the
same phonological word” but this definition is somewhat different from the
definition of Matthews (1997: 164) which calls homonymy as a relationship
between words of the same shape but different meaning and can’t be
connected. Palmer (1976: 67) states that “Homonymy is when there are
several words with same shape” Homonymy includes the relation between the
word pronunciation and the same form but the meaning is unrelated.
Based on the definition, the writer’s argue that homonymy is the word that
has same pronunciation and the same form, but the meaning is unrelated. For
example;
1. Bank means the place to serve the money
2. Bank means riverside
RESEARCH METHOD
x/
yx 100% = N
Then, we can conclude from the final data of percentage what the
most dominant in this Trifles Drama Script by seeing the bigger
number of percentage in using formula of Nawawi.
Chapter IV
1. Data analysis
In this study, the writer is collecting the data to the theory. The data was
taken from Trifles drama script. Some words or sentences which contain
homonymy including homographs and homophones that found in Trifles
drama script are the data of this study. There are 12 pages in Trifles drama
script. The method used in writing this thesis is a descriptive analysis method
to analysing the data.
This study contains of finding and discussion to support data analysis.
First, finding the data is using tables to make easier analysing the data.
Second, giving discussion is about the finding. Homonymy theory proposed
Charles W. Kreidler is used in analysing data including homophones and
homographs. Using Dictionary to makes easier understand the meaning such
as; oxford dictionary, cambridge dictionary, and so on.
Meaning:
Analysis:
The word left in the first and second sentence above included in
Homonymy which is types of homography, because the word left comes from
more than one entry word, whose form and pronunciation are the same but
have different meaning. The word left in the first sentence has the meaning
‗leave‘, while the word left in the second sentence has the meaning „kiri‟
the form and pronunciation are the same but the meaning contained is
(a) Like /laɪk/ : The things that someone likes or doesn't like.
(b) Like /laɪk/ :Having the same characteristics or qualities as;
similar to.
Analysis:
The word like in the first and second sentence above included in
from more than one entry word, whose form and pronunciation are the same
but have different meaning. The word like in the first sentence has the
meaning refers to The things that someone likes or doesn't like. „suka‟,
while the word like in the second sentence has the meaning „seperti‟
3. (a) I remember the afternoon i put up my cherries last summer (page 983)
(b) When it dropped belo zero last night I thought I’d better send Frank out
this morning to make a fire for us. (page 979)
Meaning:
Analysis:
The word like in the first and second sentence above included in
from more than one entry word, whose form and pronunciation are the same
but have different meaning. The word last in the first sentence has the
meaning refers to Things that have happened „lalu‟, while the word last in
the form and pronunciation are the same but the meaning contained is
Meaning:
Analysis:
The word right in the first and second sentence above included in
from more than one entry word, whose form and pronunciation are the same
but have different meaning. The word right in the first sentence is used for
emphasis „segera‟, while the word right in the second sentence has the
Meaning:
(a) Half / ha:f/ : one or two equal part.
(b) Half /ha:f/ : to the extent of half.
Analysis:
The word half in the first sentence has the meaning ‘setengah’ and
the second sentence the word half has the meaning is not well planned
which the half is messy.
2.2. Homophones
There are 6 pairs data of this type Same Category – Different Spelling
(Homophones) that found in Trifles drama script.
1. (a) Well, I don’t know as Wright had,either. (page 982)
The word Wright in the first sentence has the meaning refers to the
name of someone „nama orang‟ and the second sentence the word right
has the meaning refers to the direction of leading to the place „kanan‟.
Both of the words have different meaning, but pronunciation or category is
same. The word Wright and right have the same pronunciation or sound but
spelling is different, that‘s why both of the words included in same
category-different spelling or homophone.
2. (a) Between these two doors is an old-fashioned black iron stove. (page 979)
(b) I suppose you were friends, too. (page 982)
(c) How did she seem to feel about your coming? (page 980)
Meaning:
Analysis:
The word two in the first sentence has the meaning refers to the number of
doors „angka‟, the second sentence the word too has the meaning as an addition
„juga‟, and the third sentece the word to has the meaning as a preposition used
after some verbs ,,untuk‟. These three words have different meaning, but
pronunciation or category is same. The word two, too and to have the same
pronunciation or sound but spelling is different, that‘s why these three words
included in same category-different spelling or homophone.
3. (a) All the rest of it has been so nice and even. (page 985)
(b) I sometimes sew awful queer when I’m just tired. (page 985)
Meaning:
The word so in the first sentence has the meaning refers to such a great
extent „sangat‟, the second sentence the word sew has the meaning refers
to join together pieces of something „jahit‟. Both of the words have different
meaning, but pronunciation or category is same. The word so and sew have the
same pronunciation or sound but spelling is different, that‘s why both of the
words included in same category-different spelling or homophone.
Meaning:
Analysis:
The word no in the first sentence has the meaning refers to give a negative
response „tidak‟, the second sentence the word know has the meaning refers to
have information in your mind „tahu‟. Both of the words have different meaning,
but pronunciation or category is same. The word no and know have the same
pronunciation or sound but spelling is different, that‘s why both of the words
included in same category-different spelling or homophone.
Meaning:
The word there in the first sentence has the meaning refers
to introduce the subject of a sentence „ada‟, the second sentence the
word their has the meaning refers to
one person in order to avoid saying "his or her" „milik mereka‟, and
the third sentece the word they’re has the meaning short form of they
are. ,,mereka‟. These three words have different meaning, but
pronunciation or category is same. The word there, their and they’re
have the same pronunciation or sound but spelling is different, that‘s
why these three words included in same category-different spelling or
homophone.
6. (a) I wonder where I can find a piece of paper, and string. (page 985)
(b) …, and all he asked was peace and quiet. (page 980)
Meaning:
1. Data findings
Table 4.1 Data Finding of the Types of Homonymy
No Types of Homonymy Frequency
1 Homographs 5
2 Homophones 6
Total 11
3. Relevant Studies
Sutadi (2013) ―Analysis of Meaning Relations in Abdullah Yusuf Ali‘s
Translation of Surah Ya-Sin of the Holy Qur‘an‖. While studying the data,
thematic approach semantics analysis will be employed. The steps include
collecting and selecting every word which has relation in the meaning of surah
Ya-Sin. Afterwards, classifying them according to typologies, and analysing
them. With these steps, a whole framework of this analysis will be revealed.
The writer used Saeed‘s Theory to classify the lexical relation. In addition,
they are homonymy, polysemy, synonymy, opposites (antonymy), hyponymy,
meronymy, member-collection, and portion-mass. After that, he used both the
qualitative and quantitative approaches. This research has the objectives to
find out the type of lexical relations and to find out the most dominant type of
lexical relation.
That is different from the writer‘s study, on his research he analyze about
the meaning relation, while the writer analyze about homonymy and
polysemy, its mean that just focus of that. Then the contribution of this
relevant study towards this study is about the theory of Saeed which is
explaining about the meaning relation.
Sabrina BR Ginting (2018) “Homonymy and Polysemy Found in Toy
Story Movie Script: A Semantic Analysis”. The purpose of this researcher is
to analyse the types of homonymy and polysemy found in Toy Story movie
script and to describe homonymy and polysemy that realized in Toy Story
movie script. Homonymy proposed by John Saeed (2009) and polysemy
proposed by Apresjan J.D (1974). The method of this study is qualitative
descriptive. The data of this research are the words that contain homonymy
and polysemy. The sources of data of this research are Toy Story movie script.
From the analysis, it is found that are 20 pairs of data (34.5%) homonymy that
consists of four types of homonymy like Same Spelling – Category there are 9
pairs of data, Same Category – Different Spelling there are 9 pairs of data,
Different Category – Same Spelling there are 2 pairs of data, and Different
Category – Different Spelling there‘s no found the data this type. Then there
are 38 pairs of data (65.5%) polysemy that consists of two types of polysemy,
like Regular Polysemy there are 29 pairs of data, Irregular Polysemy there are
9 pairs of data. In Toy Story movie script polysemy is more dominant than
homonymy.
Sofianah Anah (2013) “Homonimi Dan Polisemi Pada Novel Harry Potter
DanThe Prosoner Of Azkaban Karya J. K. Rowling: Kajian Semantik”. The
purpose of this research is to describe and analyze the homonymy and
polysemy contained in the novel "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Karya J.K. Rowling", the meaning contained in homonymy and polysemy,
then identifying which use is dominant between homonymy or polysemy
contained in the novel" Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Karya J.K.
Rowling ". The method used in writing this thesis is a descriptive method in
which the steps are collecting data by identifying sentences containing
homonymy and polysemy.
That is different from the writer‘s study, because on her research she find
out about the meaning of homonymy and polysemy as the problems of the
study, she found the meaning, whether the meaning of conceptual meaning or
ect, meanwhile on the writer‘s study, the writer find out the types of
homonymy and polysemy which is containing in movie script, while her
research she used the novel as the object. Then the contributions of this
relevant study towards this study just like the theory of semantics, the theory
of homonymy, etc.
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusions
Having discussed and analyzed homonymy that found in Trifles drama script,
completed with the examples and meaning in the preceding chapters, the writer
would like to draw some conclusions.
They are as follows:
Types of homonymy that found in Trifles drama script are
homography 5 pairs of data and homophone there are 6 pairs of data. So,
homography there are 45,5% while homonphone there are 54,5%.
5.2 Suggestions
In this section, the author wants to advise the readers of this article to analyze
this subject because it studies the meaning of the subject which is very interesting. The
author hopes that readers of this article can understand what the relationship means,
especially homonymy through examples in the play text of Trifles. This topic is very
interesting because it has to do further research related to homonymy in other works.
such as songs, short stories, magazines, poems, articles, newspapers, etc. The author
realizes that this article will hopefully be useful as a reference for those interested in
learninghomonymy
It will be helpful to know the types of homonymy then knowing the meaning
of homonymy actually. Secondly, the writer hopes of this research can give a
beneficial contribution to people and readers especially to the researcher who will
conduct a research with the same topic as this research by sing other theories to further
apply the homonymy that more complete and bette
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