An analysis of non-literal meaning as applied in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code

Pamiling, Panji Sekar (2009) An analysis of non-literal meaning as applied in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Madiun.

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Abstract

Concerning the study of meaning, especially the non-literal meaning,this research is created by taking Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code as the source of the data. In this case, the researcher intends to know about the types of non-literal meaning.Furthermore,the researcher tries to expound the types of the non-literal meaning classifying the real meaning of non-literal one. In the research arrangement,the researcher can understand the types of non -literal meaning,and can explains each type of non-literal meaning by analyzing it. It aims to make the readers understand in analyzing non-literal meaning. In writing this research, firstly, the researcher collects the data that are categorized in the non-literal meaning.Secondly, the researcher divides the data based on their types.Afterward,each type of non literal meaning is analyzed one by one. Considering those ways, the most appropriate research method that is applied by the researcher is descriptive method. Moreover, this thesis is stated as qualitative research because all of the data are in form of words and not in numbers. In addition, it belongs to library research because the data are in the form of written data. In addition, The Da Vinci Code is stated as source of data. The data of this research are classified into three types: they are 15 are connotative meaning, 5 data are overstatement, and 10 data are figures of speech.In addition, the data of figure of speech are categorized into: 4 data are the type of simile, 3 data belong to metaphor, and 3 data are classified in the type of personification.

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