Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the use of diction in Covid-19 reporting on the news site disway.id written by Dahlan Iskan, a senior Indonesian journalist. This study to analyze the diction based on the Gorys Keraf theory which includes; (1) diction based on meaning consist of denotation and connotation (2) diction based on lexical issues related to Covid-19, and (3) the function of diction in Covid-19 news on www.disway.id. The research method used is descriptive qualitative method. The object of the research is dictions in the form of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in Dahlan Iskan's four articles on disway.id with different themes. The articles are those published on April 8, 2020, June 4, 2020, September 26, and October 8, 2020. Data collection was conducted by reading, recording, classifying and analyzing. The validity of the data in this study was obtained through observation, discussion, and sufficient references. There are three research results found based on the data analysis. First, the type of diction used by Dahlan Iskan on disway.id in the Covid-19 issue is diction which has denotative and connotative meanings, but most of the dictions (90%) of the articles use denotative diction. Second, the dictions are based on a lexical structure which shows the diversity of the dictions used. Mostly, the use of dictions ha synonyms, homonyms, and homographs. Third, the function of diction in Covid-19 news on disway.id is to attract readers, create public opinion, and provide understanding from various perspectives on Covid-19 issues.

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