A METAPHOR ANALYSIS OF JENNIE KIM’S “RUBY” ALBUM USING GOATLY’S THEORY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING
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https://doi.org/10.31851/b3h1a197Keywords:
Metaphor, Figurative language, Goatly, Jennie Kim, Song lyrics, SemanticsAbstract
This research investigates the types of metaphors present in Jennie Kim's Ruby album through the lens of Goatly’s (1997) metaphor classification system. While much of the extant research on figurative language in song lyrics predominantly focuses on Western artists or utilizes frameworks like those of Lakoff and Johnson or Parera, there is a scarcity of studies that apply Goatly’s six metaphor categories active, inactive, subjective, asymmetrical, mimetic, and dead to K-pop albums. This study seeks to fill this gap by identifying the most dominant metaphor types in Jennie Kim's songs and analyzing their role in meaning construction. A descriptive qualitative methodology was employed, analyzing fourteen songs from Ruby and collecting data through documentation. In total, 228 metaphorical expressions were identified, following the analytical framework of Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña (2014). The findings revealed that active metaphors were the most prevalent (25%), followed by inactive (15.8%), asymmetrical (15.8%), subjective (15.4%), mimetic (14.5%), and dead metaphors (13.6%). From a pedagogical standpoint, this study offers significant insights for English educators, illustrating how metaphors in contemporary music can serve as a dynamic and contextualized resource for enriching students’ comprehension of figurative language.
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