ABSTRACT

Azzahra, Fatimah. 2025. Verbal and Non-verbal Signs at Posters of Romance Movies  on  Netflix.  A  Thesis.  English  Education  Study Program  of Educational Sciences and Teacher’s Training Faculty Universitas Peradaban. Yuniar Fatmasari, S.S., M.A.

Keywords:  verbal  signs,  nonverbal  signs,  romance  movie  posters,  denotative meaning, connotative meaning, Netflix

This study deals with the analysis of verbal and non-verbal signs in romance movie posters available on Netflix. The aim is to identify the verbal and non-verbal signs and to interpret denotative and connotative meanings based on Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory. The descriptive qualitative method is used in this study. The source of data is taken from four posters of romance movies on Netflix: All the Bright Places (2020), Malcolm and Marie (2021), Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022), and Love at the First Sight (2023). The writer collects and selects relevant data based on the popularity of romance movie posters on Netflix, then identifies and classifies the signs and interprets their meaning. The finding shows there is a total of  47 verbal and nonverbal signs: All the Bright Places (2020) contained 7 verbal signs and 4 non-verbal signs, Malcolm and Mare (2021) contained 6 verbal and 4 nonverbal signs, Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022) contained 6 verbal and 6 nonverbal signs, and Love at First Sight (2023) contained 9 verbal and 5 non-verbal signs. The writer concludes that verbal signs are more dominant than non-verbal signs, which are found in these posters. Each sign has particular meanings denotatively and connotatively.

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