REFERENCE DAN SENSE DALAM KIDUNG AGUNG (SUATU ANALISIS SEMANTIK)

Abstract

                                                   ABSTRACT

                                                 Eldo Budiman1

                                      Dra. Theresia M. C. Lasut, M.Hum2

                                    Dr. Garryn Ch. Ranuntu, S.Pd, M.Hum3

           This research is entiteled “The References and Sense in sentences used in Song of Songsâ€. The aims of this research are to identify and classify the kinds of references and to analyze and describe the meanings of references and sense in sentences used in Song of Songs. The method used in this research is descriptive method. The data of reference and sense have been taken in sentences from the holy bible with the new international version. The data were analyzed based on Saeed’s (2003), Hurford’s (2007), and Riemer’s (2010) theories. The result of this research shows there are two kinds of references in Song of Songs, those are constant and variabel reference. Constant reference is an expression that refers to an object only, expressions like Libanon and Damascus are sometimes described as having constant reference. Variable reference is an expression that refers to many references, expressions like I, you, she, he, we, they, us etc are said to have variable reference. Sense may be defined as the general meaning or the concept underlying the word.

Keywords : Semantic, Reference, Sense, Constant, Variable, Song of Songs