An Analysis Deixis in the Lyrics of One-Direction Songs “One Thing” and “Steal My Girl”

Abstract

Deixis is a term in linguistics that refers to the use of words or phrases whose meaning depends on the context of the situation in which they are used. This research aims to find several types of deixis used in the lyrics of the songs "One Thing" and “Steal My Girl”. Researchers used descriptive qualitative methods in this research. The object of the study is the lyrics of songs entitled "One Thing" and "Steal My Girl," using Levinson's (1983) theory as the basis for analysis. This research found 157 deixis consisting of 119 personal deixis, 11 time deixis, 2 place deixis, 10 social deixis, and 15 discourse deixis. The deixis that appears the most frequently is person deixis. The study shows how the singer uses specific references to explain who is speaking, to whom they are saying, when the event occurred, and where the conversation occurred. Through deixis analysis, we can see how meaning is produced and interpreted by the listener or reader by considering the context of the surrounding situation.