Semiotic in Lyrics and Perception of Community of Nagari Suayan on Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih

Hasnul Fikri, Syofiani Syofiani, Lolita Lestari

2017

Abstract

This research aimed to describe the codes and their meanings that are used in the Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih lyrics and the perception of Nagari Suayan community on Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih. This research used descriptive qualitative method, while community perceptions were analyzed using simple statistics. The data of this study are the words in the lyrics of Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih and responses of informants to questionnaire or interview. Based on data analysis, it is concluded that: First, there are three semiotic codes, namely denotation, connotation, and myth in the lyric. The semiotic codes are used to describe the suffering of people due the fire that hit their country. Second, the younger informants are unfamiliar with the Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih, while the older ones are more familiar with it. It is because the fire event told in Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih occurred long-long time ago and this storytelling is getting less and less performed.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Fikri H., Syofiani S. and Lestari L. (2017). Semiotic in Lyrics and Perception of Community of Nagari Suayan on Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih.In 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES, ISBN 978-989-758-314-8, pages 530-534. DOI: 10.5220/0007044005300534

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ices17,
author={Hasnul Fikri and Syofiani Syofiani and Lolita Lestari},
title={Semiotic in Lyrics and Perception of Community of Nagari Suayan on Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih},
booktitle={1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,},
year={2017},
pages={530-534},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007044005300534},
isbn={978-989-758-314-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,
TI - Semiotic in Lyrics and Perception of Community of Nagari Suayan on Saluang Ratok Suayan Anguih
SN - 978-989-758-314-8
AU - Fikri H.
AU - Syofiani S.
AU - Lestari L.
PY - 2017
SP - 530
EP - 534
DO - 10.5220/0007044005300534