The Polysemous Words Found In Business Section of The Economist Magazine
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https://doi.org/10.17977/um064v2i12022p77-90Keywords:
Polysemy, Componential Analysis, The EconomistAbstract
Abstract: The aims of this research are to find out types of polysemy (one of lexical relations) based on the explanation in the book Meaning in Language by Allan Cruse (2000) and to explain polysemous words that are recognized as business terms. Research design for this research is descriptive qualitative. The data were collected from the articles in the business section of The Economist, and analyzed using the componential analysis method. Data analysis process began by identifying the polysemous words using semantic features that refer to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and Oxford Dictionary of Business and Management, then the results are presented in form of explanatory sentences and tables. The findings show that there are two types of polysemy found in The Economist, linear polysemy and non-linear polysemy; and there are only a few business terms that are categorized as polysemous words. Finally, it can be concluded that polysemy can be found in the written communication media, as in The Economist magazine, and the polysemous words found in the magazine are mostly common English words.
Keywords: polysemy; componential analysis; The Economist
Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mencari tahu tipe-tipe polisemi berdasarkan penjelasan pada buku Meaning in Language oleh Allan Cruse (2000) dan menjabarkan kata-kata polisemi yang diketahui sebagai istilah bisnis. Desain penelitian yang digunakan yaitu deskripsi kualitatif. Data diperoleh dari artikel-artikel pada kolom bisnis majalah The Economist dan dianalisis menggunakan metode analisis komponensial. Proses analisis data dimulai dari mengidentifikasi kata-kata polisemi menggunakan fitur semantik dengan referensi yang diperoleh dari Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary dan Oxford Dictionary of Business and Management, selanjutnya penelitian disajikan dalam bentuk tabel dan kalimat penjelasan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat dua tipe polisemi yang ditemukan pada The Economist, yaitu polisemi linier dan polisemi non-linier, dan hanya beberapa istilah bisnis yang dapat dikategorikan sebagai kata-kata polisemi. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa polisemi dapat ditemukan pada media komunikasi tertulis, seperti pada majalah The Economist, dan kata-kata polisemi yang ditemukan pada majalah tersebut sebagian besarnya adalah kata-kata umum bahasa Inggris.
Kata kunci: polisemi; analisis komponensial; The Economist
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