A Deixis Analysis of Song Lyrics in Michael Bolton’s Album

The aims of this research is to identify the type of deixis, and to explain the reference of meaning of deixis in the song lyrics of Michael Bolton’s Album. The song lyrics can be analyzed using pragmatic approach, specifically using theory of Alan Cruse (2000) about deixis. This study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method. The data which is used is 8 songs of Michael Bolton’s album taken randomly, and then they are classified into the types of deixis based on their own criteria. The findings showed that the types of deixis are person deixis, spatial deixis, temporal deixis, social deixis, and discourse deixis are used in the song lyrics of Michael Bolton’s Album. Based on the result, there are 274 deixis which is consist of 206 person deixis; 30 temporal deixis; 20 spatial deixis; 6 social deixis; and 13 discourse deixis. Those 206 person deixis include 73 (I); 76 (You); They (2); Your (15); My (6); Me (4); Mine (1); We (4); His (3); Him (2); Her (1); He (13); She (5); and Them (1). The 30 of temporal deixis which consist of Today (1); Now (3); One day (2); Till the end of time (1); The dawn through the night (2); Forever (4); Last time (1); Morning’s first light (2); My day (2); My night (2); Tonight (1); The day he was born (1); Overnight (3); For all your life (1); Every day and night (1); and the Our whole life through (3). The 20 of spatial deixis consist of Here (2);There (12); On The Seven Seas (1); To The Isle Of Tortuga (1); On The Ocean’s Breeze (1); On The Line (1); On The Road (1) ; and the This World (1). The 6 of social deixis consist of Captain Jack Sparrow (1); Old Captain Jack (1); The Jester of Tortuga (1); The Crustacean King (1); and the Sir Captain Jack (1). The and 13 of discourse deixis consist of This (9); the and That (4)