Tesis
Metaphors of sex in robert sylvester kelly\\\'s selected songs / Saraswati Eka Ramadhani
Abstrak
This research investigates metaphors depicting sex used in the lyrics of Robert Sylvester Kelly rsquo s selected songs which most of the songs are known for their outrageously sexual lyrics. In this case the aims of this research are (1) to find out metaphors depicting sex (2) to convey the meaning of the metaphors used by Robert Sylvester Kelly. Using qualitative research design this research employed Conceptual Metaphor Theory by George Lakoff and Metaphor Identification Proceures (MIP) by Pragglejaz Group in analyzing the data. The findings reveal that there are six kinds of conceptual metaphors depicting sex found in the data. They are (1) sex is violence (2) sex is eating (3) sex is journey/adventure (4) sex is game (5) sex is a lesson and (6) sex is insanity. Based on the analysis sex is violence is the conceptual metaphor used most frequently by Robert Sylvester Kelly in both albums. Through Lakoff and Johnson theory the meaning can be easier to understand. It shows that each conceptual metaphor has its own meaning or interpretation of sex.