Idioms in “The Lion King” Movie (2019)

Abstract

This research aims Identify and classify the types of idioms contained in The Lion King movie (2019) also analyze the meaning of the idioms contained in The Lion King movie (2019). The method used is descriptive qualitative. The data are taken from The Lion King movie (2019). The writer applies two techniques to collect the data in this research, namely observation and documentation. Then, the data are analyzed by identifying, classifying and describing the forms of idioms contained in The Lion King movie (2019). This study uses theory of Boatner and Gates which classifies four types of idiomatic expression. The writer finds lexemic idiom as the most dominant type contained in The Lion King movie (2019) with 29 data including; 19 verbal idioms, 3 nominal idioms, 5 adjectival idioms, 2 adverbial idioms. Then, phraseological idiom finds in this movie with 5 data. Next the writer finds 2 idioms for the type of proverb. The last, frozen idiom is not found in The Lion King movie (2019). The writer also finds the meaning of an idiom as an expression can be in the form of words, phrases, clauses that can be understood depending on the context of The Lion King movie (2019).

Keywords: Idiom, Types of Idiom, Meaning of Idiom, The Lion King Movie (2019)