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Ellipsis in Michael Jackson’s Song Lyrics

Authors
Rehita Hasian Batubara1, *, Shinta Arida Hutagalung2
1Electrical Engineering Study Program, Politeknik Enjinering Indorama, Purwakarta, Indonesia
2Applied Linguistics Study Program, Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: rhbatubara@pei.ac.id
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Rehita Hasian Batubara
Available Online 11 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-09-1_27How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Ellipsis; Song lyrics; Michael Jackson
Abstract

This research deals with ellipsis found in Michael Jackon’s song lyrics, especially in Thriller album. The objectives of this study are to investigate the types of ellipsis, to determine the dominant types in Michael Jackson’s song lyrics and to provide reason the use of ellipsis in the song lyrics. This research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method. The data was taken from song lyrics in Thriller, Michael Jackson’s album. The result found that there are three types of ellipsis found in Michael Jackson’s song lyrics and they are: Nominal Ellipsis (50%), Clause Ellipsis (45%) and Verbal Ellipsis (6%). Nominal Ellipsis is the dominant type of ellipsis. The ellipsis types used in song lyrics are in order to make an effective sentence and to avoid misunderstanding of giving information. It also can make the sentence in the lyrics more interesting.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Tegal International Conference on Applied Social Science & Humanities (TICASSH 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
11 November 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-09-1_27
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-09-1_27How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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