Study on Semantics in the Headlines of Waspada Newspaper, Medan, North Sumatera

Salliyanti, Hariadi Susilo

2019

Abstract

This research is a library study obtained from Waspada Daily News, Medan, North Sumatera. The objective of the research was to find out and to analyze the meanings contained in the headlines of Waspada Daily Newspaper by using structural semantics theory which is referred to the viewpoint of Abdul Chaer. The data were gathered by using scrutinizing method by scrutinizing the headlines in Waspada Daily Newspaper, followed by using taking note method. The data were then grouped based on the use of meaning and analyzed by using equivalent method which determining device comes from outside and is not a part of the related language (Sudaryanto, 1993: 13). The basic technique used in this research was sorted out determinant elements, followed by using descriptive qualitative method which analyzed the whole benefit of interpreting descriptively. In social science, the data were language, sentences. The research also used quantitative method in which the use of meaning in the headlines was calculated in order to find out which one was the most dominant in Waspada Daily Newspaper, Medan. The result of the research showed that there were denotative meaning, connotative meaning, and ambiguous meaning in the headlines of Waspada Newspaper. The conclusion was that the most dominant use of meaning was ambiguous meaning.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Salliyanti. and Susilo H. (2019). Study on Semantics in the Headlines of Waspada Newspaper, Medan, North Sumatera.In Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language and Society - Volume 1: ICELS, ISBN 978-989-758-405-3, pages 432-438. DOI: 10.5220/0009000804320438

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icels19,
author={Salliyanti and Hariadi Susilo},
title={Study on Semantics in the Headlines of Waspada Newspaper, Medan, North Sumatera},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language and Society - Volume 1: ICELS,},
year={2019},
pages={432-438},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009000804320438},
isbn={978-989-758-405-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language and Society - Volume 1: ICELS,
TI - Study on Semantics in the Headlines of Waspada Newspaper, Medan, North Sumatera
SN - 978-989-758-405-3
AU - Salliyanti.
AU - Susilo H.
PY - 2019
SP - 432
EP - 438
DO - 10.5220/0009000804320438