By
Sri Kustati
02004183
Sri Kustati
02004183
ABSTRACT
This research entitled “An Analysis on Symbols of Emoticon Used in Chat room by Using Semiotic Approach” is intended to find the symbols of emoticon in chat room, to describe the meanings of symbols of emoticon in chat room and to analyze the structure of symbols of emoticon in chat room.
In this research, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method as the technique of analysing data. The data are symbols of emoticon and the Sources of the data in this research are two sources, namely the primary data and Secondary data sources. The primary data source is particular emoticon dictionary used in chat room as published in internet. The secondary data sources are Books of semiotic theory, Essay of semiotic approach in website, especially in chat room conversation analysis, Articles related to the used of emoticon, published in both printed media and internet., and the last is Literature review of earlier research of semiotic approach. In collecting the data, the writer uses observation method, while the technique of collecting data the writer use is teknik catat (noting technique). After the data are collected, the researcher analyzes the symbols of emoticon used in chat room using semiotic approach to analyze the data. They are identified and classified based on kinds, meanings and the structures.
The result finding shows that the symbols of emoticon found in chat room are classified into six kinds of emoticon, namely: happily (The signals of happiness are committed trough smiling and laughing), unhappily (sad), anger, surprise, disgust, and fear. There are many kinds and meaning of emoticon symbols in chat room, but basically the noun emoticon has one meaning, it is a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email. An emoticon (also known as a "smiley") is a simple picture or symbol composed of a few text characters. Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed, but only a few are in common use, meanwhile the basic emoticons of smiling are :-) or :) and Structurally, the symbols of emoticon used in chat room that are made up of three elements are the mouth, the nose, and eyes. The colon (:) represents the eyes, the hyphen (-) is for the nose, and the parenthesis ( )) is for the mouth. The most emoticons are designed to be interpreted with the viewer or reader’s head tilted over to the left.
In this research, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method as the technique of analysing data. The data are symbols of emoticon and the Sources of the data in this research are two sources, namely the primary data and Secondary data sources. The primary data source is particular emoticon dictionary used in chat room as published in internet. The secondary data sources are Books of semiotic theory, Essay of semiotic approach in website, especially in chat room conversation analysis, Articles related to the used of emoticon, published in both printed media and internet., and the last is Literature review of earlier research of semiotic approach. In collecting the data, the writer uses observation method, while the technique of collecting data the writer use is teknik catat (noting technique). After the data are collected, the researcher analyzes the symbols of emoticon used in chat room using semiotic approach to analyze the data. They are identified and classified based on kinds, meanings and the structures.
The result finding shows that the symbols of emoticon found in chat room are classified into six kinds of emoticon, namely: happily (The signals of happiness are committed trough smiling and laughing), unhappily (sad), anger, surprise, disgust, and fear. There are many kinds and meaning of emoticon symbols in chat room, but basically the noun emoticon has one meaning, it is a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email. An emoticon (also known as a "smiley") is a simple picture or symbol composed of a few text characters. Hundreds of emoticons have been proposed, but only a few are in common use, meanwhile the basic emoticons of smiling are :-) or :) and Structurally, the symbols of emoticon used in chat room that are made up of three elements are the mouth, the nose, and eyes. The colon (:) represents the eyes, the hyphen (-) is for the nose, and the parenthesis ( )) is for the mouth. The most emoticons are designed to be interpreted with the viewer or reader’s head tilted over to the left.
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