| dc.description.abstract | This thesis analyses the written literary text of William Shakespeare’s three
sonnets: “Sonnet 29”, “Sonnet 138” and “Sonnet 144”. This analysis concerns with
systemic text analysis which is proposed by Halliday and semiotic system of verbal
art theory that is proposed by Hasan. The problems of this thesis deal with two main
dimensions, they are how to find subject matters, the first order meaning (the deep
level of meaning), the second order meaning (the deeper level of meaning) and
the deepest level of meaning; and how to acquire a better comprehension of
the selected sonnets.
In analyzing the sonnets the writer uses the descriptive method to analyze
semantics (ideational, interpersonal and textual meanings), lexical cohesion and
subject matter. The foregrounded patterns create meanings in terms of the semiotic
system of verbal art. The consistency of foregrounding makes the foregrounded
patterns produce consistently foregrounded meaning which is called the first order
meaning. The first order meaning functions as a sign, symbol, or metaphor of the
second order meaning. Then, the second order meaning creates the deepest level of
meaning of the selected sonnets. | en_US |
