dc.description.abstract | his thesis analyzes some café logos in Jember. Logos are included into
semiotic study as logos have some sign and symbol elements, whereas semiotic
study concerns with sign and symbol as well. The analysis in this thesis describes
how the semiotic theory signifies the meaning of the café logo and whether the
logos represent the real identity of the company or not. This analysis reveals the
meaning of the logos by using denotation (denotative meaning), connotation
(connotative meaning) and the theory of myth. This thesis applies the combination
of field and library research to get the data and information like books and other
references. The data are in the form of qualitative data since the elements of the
logos are in the forms of words and pictures. In analyzing the data, the writer uses
interpretative method where the writer interprets by herself on the data that have
been collected and analyzed, and compares the meaning to some references. The
result shows that each logo has implicit meaning. Besides, it is found that not all
logos symbolize the companies’ identity. | en_US |