Comparative Types of Figurative Language in Aam Amalia’s Jangji Asih
Authors
Tiara Camelia, Dingding Haerudin, Nunuy Nurjanah
Corresponding Author
Tiara Camelia
Available Online 17 December 2020.
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.115How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Aam Amilia, figurative language, jangji asih
- Abstract
This research analyses the comparative types of figurative language in Aam Amilia’s novel, Jangji Asih. It employed a qualitative approach and used the data collection through immediate constituent analysis technique by identifying the figurative language in the text. The results of the research indicated that there are four types of comparative figurative language with the most frequently found one is simile (ngupamakeun). In this case, Aam Amilia uses suitable figurative language in accordance with the storyline of the novel.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Tiara Camelia AU - Dingding Haerudin AU - Nunuy Nurjanah PY - 2020 DA - 2020/12/17 TI - Comparative Types of Figurative Language in Aam Amalia’s Jangji Asih BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 727 EP - 731 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.115 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.115 ID - Camelia2020 ER -