RADIANT Journal of Applied, Social, and Education Studies
e-ISSN: 2723-4614
Volume 2, No. 3, December 2021, pp. 176-194
https://doi.org/10.52187/rdt.v2i3.42 | 176
A Visual Semiotics Analysis on Webtoon Sweet Home
PUJA INDRIANA NASUTION
1
, RAHMADSYAH RANGKUTI
2
, MUHAMMAD YUSUF
3
1
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. Dr. T. Mansur No 9, Medan, Indonesia
pujaindriani28@gmail.com
2
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. Dr. T. Mansur No 9, Medan, Indonesia
syahkuti@gmail.com
3
Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. Dr. T. Mansur No 9, Medan, Indonesia
yusuf_my@usu.ac.id
Abstract
Webtoon is one of the media in delivering thoughts, point of view and
life values with others, especially entitled sweet home. By using
visual semiotic analysis, this study aimed to identify signs used in
the Webtoon Sweet Home and to interpret the meanings of the
Semiotic signs used in the Webtoon. The data source of this study is
the serial comic entitled Sweet Home in the Webtoon which were
technically collected using the qualitative method and visual
materials in addition to applying the LINE Webtoon. Twenty six data
were analyzed using the Visual Semiotic study proposed by Charles
Sanders Peirce, including representamen, object, and interpretant.
Additionally, this study used three steps in interpreting the signs
namely, non-verbal communication legisign, framing techniques and
communicative act. The study found that legisign was used on the
panels in the Webtoon Sweet Home that has general information in
which the writer wishes to tell the readers. The legisign represents
the meaning of the images portrayed in the Webtoon. Furthermore,
the non-verbal communication legisign was identified based on facial
expression, body language, posture, and gesture. The framing
technique concern what image shows, and the communicative act
was analyzed based on the verbal sign found the Webtoon Sweet
Home.
Keywords: sweet home webtoon. line webtoon, visual semiotics,
peirce, sign, meaning
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