A Comparison of Meaning Strategies in Thai Country Music of Praiwan Rukphet and American Country Music of John Denver in Semantic Framework

Abstract

This research aimed to study and compare types of meaning and meaning strategies presenting in Thai Country Music of Praiwan Rukphet and American Country Music of John Denver by applying semantic framework for data analysis.

It was found that there were distinguish differences in percentages of types of meaning and meaning strategies appeared in Thai Country Music of Praiwan Rukphet and American Country Music of John Denver. First of all, Thai Country Music of Praiwan Rukphet conveyed less denotative meaning but more connotative meaning than American Country Music of John Denver about 19.9%. Besides, Praiwan Rukphet’s songs contained less variety of meaning strategies than John Denver’s.