A STUDY OF ASSOCIATIVE MEANING IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

This study focused on associative meaning in The New York Times. This study discussed about types of associative meaning and functions of associative meaning used in The New York Times. This study was conducted by using a qualitative research. The source of data is online newspaper The New York Times on World section on May 25 -16, 2017.The writer shows the types of associative meaning. They are affective meaning (8 data) with 32% of percentage, collocative meaning (5 data) with 20% of percentage, reflective meaning (7 data) with 28% of percentage and connotative meaning (5 data) with 20% of percentage. Besides, the writer also found the frequently appeared type of meaning in The New York Times is affective meaning.