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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUY NHON UNIVERSITY HUỲNH HOÀI THƯƠNG A FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR STUDY ON TAYLOR SWIFT’S SONG LYRICS Field: English Linguistics Code: 8220201 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Dr NGUYỄN THỊ THU HIỀN BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUY NHƠN HUỲNH HOÀI THƯƠNG CÁC ĐẶC ĐIỂM NGÔN NGỮ TRONG LỜI BÀI HÁT CỦA TAYLOR SWIFT THEO QUAN ĐIỂM NGỮ PHÁP CHỨC NĂNG Ngành: Ngôn ngữ Anh Mã số: 8220201 Người hướng dẫn: PGS.TS NGUYỄN THỊ THU HIỀN i STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I certify that this thesis with the title “A Functional Grammar Study on Taylor Swift's Song Lyrics” is entirely my own original work In addition, I emphasize that this thesis has not been submitted for any purposes in any materials Any works of other authors consulted in this thesis are listed in the reference Quy Nhon, 2023 HUỲNH HOÀI THƯƠNG ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The completion of this graduation thesis is the result of not just my own efforts but also the assistance I have received from various individuals and organizations, for which I would like to express my sincerest appreciation First and foremost, I am profoundly thankful to my supervisor, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyen Thi Thu Hien Her thoughtful guidance, feedback, and precious advice have been invaluable in shaping this research in spite of her huge workload Without her immense knowledge, endless patience, and constant encouragement during the conducting of the process, this work would not have been completed Secondly, I am deeply grateful to all lecturers from Quy Nhon University (QNU) for their whole-hearted contribution to sharpening my academic knowledge during the previous semesters Thirdly, I would like to express my warmest thanks to the cooperation and support of the Department of Postgraduate Training and the Department of Foreign Languages of QNU Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my beloved family and friends, who have always believed in me and given me the strength to overcome all the troubles I encountered during the fulfillment of this research Quy Nhon, 2023 iii ABSTRACT This thesis is carried out with an aim of investigating the three linguistic metafunctions present in the song lyrics of Taylor Swift, utilizing the framework of Systemic Functional Grammar developed by Halliday The present study focuses on a thorough analysis of the three metafunctions inherent in language, namely the experiential metafunction, interpersonal metafunction, and textual metafunction of the language in song lyrics Both qualitative and quantitative methods are employed to serve the process of conducting this research The study examines a collection of twenty song lyrics by Taylor Swift, encompassing a range of theme elements The findings achieved through the research relate to the three metafunctions that have been identified in the selected song lyrics by Taylor Swift To be more precise, the data indicates that the relational process and material process predominate over other processes in experiential metafunction This suggests that the language employed in Taylor Swift’s song lyrics serves to portray her experience of the outside world and to illustrate the interconnections among the characters in the stories In terms of the interpersonal metafunction, it is observed that declarative mood is utilized more frequently than imperative and interrogative moods in the clauses found in Taylor Swift’s song lyrics This indicates that song lyrics primarily serve the purpose of conveying information rather than demanding action or asking for a response from the audience Regarding textual metafunction, unmarked topical theme is the most frequently used theme type among the others Hopefully, the findings of this study should help validate the results of previous studies on functional grammar and provide helpful information for educators and students interested in learning English iv TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ABSTRACT iii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi LIST OF TABLES vii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Rationale 1 1.2 Aim and Objectives 4 1.2.1 Aim of the Study 4 1.2.2 Objectives of the Study 4 1.3 Research Questions 4 1.4 Significance of the Study 4 1.5 Scope of the Study 5 1.6 Organization of the Study 6 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.1 An overview of SFG 7 2.2 The Three Metafunctions 9 2.2.1 Experiential Meaning 9 2.2.2 Interpersonal Meaning 16 2.2.3 Textual Meaning 19 2.3 Previous Related Studies in Song Lyrics 23 2.3.1 Discourse Analysis of Song Lyrics 23 2.3.2 Functional Grammar Analysis of Song Lyrics 25 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 27 3.1 Research Methods 27 3.2 Data Collection and Description 27 3.3 Data Analysis 27 3.4 Research Procedures 28 v 3.5 Validity and Reliability 29 CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 30 4.1 Experiential Metafunction in TSSL 30 4.1.1 Process Types 32 4.1.2 Circumstances 48 4.2 Interpersonal Metafunction in TSSL 52 4.2.1 Mood System in TSSL 52 4.2.2 Modality System in TSSL 57 4.3 Textual Metafunction in TSSL 64 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 72 5.1 Conclusions 72 5.2 Implications 73 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Researches 73 REFERENCES 75 APPENDICES 78 SFG vi SFL TSSL LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Systemic Functional Grammar Systemic Functional Linguistics Taylor Swift's Song Lyrics vii LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Types of circumstances (Halliday and Matthiessen, 2004, p.291) 15 Table 2.2 System of types of modality (Halliday and Matthiessen, 2004, p 618) 19 Table 4.1 The frequency of modality in TSSL 58 Table 4.2 Occurrence of modal verbs in TSSL 59 Table 4.3 Occurrence of modal adjuncts in TSSL 62 Table 4.4 Occurrence of Unmarked and Marked Themes in TSSL 65 Table 4.5 Occurrence of Interpersonal and Textual Themes in TSSL 67 viii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 4.1 Frequency of process type in TSSL 31 Figure 4.2 Occurrence of Circumstances in TSSL 48 Figure 4.3 Mood types in TSSL 53