AN ANALYSIS OF ANTONYMS CLASSIFICATION IN A SONG BY PINK SWEATS ENTITLED “AT MY WORST”

Rahayu, Islamia Tifany.14420169, 2021. An Analysis of Antonyms
Classification in A Song By Pink Sweats Entitled “ At My Worst“ . Final
Project, English Education Department . Faculty of Language and Arts
Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor I: Dra. T. Sri Suwarti,
M,Pd, Advisor II: Drs. Moh. Wahyu W, M.Pd.
This paper intends to analyze the classification of opposite meaning, focused
on a song original by Pink entitled “At My Worst”. This study aimed to know
what kind of classification of opposite meaning in the lyrics. This study using
qualitative descriptive research. Sudaryanto in Sukma (2010) says that
descriptive research describes the way thing are which is based on facts.
Actually, The word “antonymy” was created by C. J. Smith back then as an
opposite meaning from “synonymy”. R Umagandhi, M Vinothini (2017)
stated, The term semantics was used broadly for referring to the study of
meaning. It was central to the study of communication. According to Lyons
(1977) “antonym” as the words which are opposite in meaning and
“antonymy” as the oppositeness between words.
Keywords: Semantics, Antonym, Analysis, Qualitative Descriptive Research,
Song.