AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG WORD IN R & B’S SONG LYRICS: A SOCIOLINGUISTICS APPROACH

Nurjanati Putri*, Zakrimal**

*Student of English Department, Putera Batam University **Lecturer of English Department, Putera Batam University e-mail: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Language has many variations in its use, one of them is slang. Slang is used for a very informal speech variety which often serves as an “in group” language, such as teenagers, army, and pop people group (Richard:1985). Slang is closely related to the community environment. The objective of this research to find out the types of slang word that contained in Mariah Carey’s song lyrics and to find the most often slang language appeared in Mariah Carey’s song lyrics. This research is qualitative research. In the data collection researchers using the method of observation with simak bebas libat cakap technique. In analyzing the data the researcher used orthographic identity method with dividing key-factors technique. The result of the research are presenting by an informal method in the form of words. After conducting the research process, the researcher found 11 types of slang word in the lyrics of Mariah Carey song based on yule’s theory. The 11 types of slang word are etimology, coinage, borrowing, compounding, blending, clipping, backformation, convertion, acronyms, derivation, multipleprosses. In this research, researcher make conclude that the most often slang word appear in the lyrics of Mariah Carey song is clipping.

Key words: Language; Slang Word; Sociolinguistics.

INTRODUCTION then language will be influnced by society Language is the human‟s device to itself. communicate with other people. Language One of the sociolinguistics phenomenon always develops from time to time because found in society is slang word. Slang word is of the social condition and human need. very informal language or words used by a Languae has important role in the society particular group of people. It refers to the because the humans use language to convey words and expressions which are extremely message, information, or knowledge from informal and it makes speech relax, colorful, one to another. According to Sapir (1921:7) and interesting. Richard (1985) slang is used language is a purely human and non- for a very informal speech variety which instinctive method of communicating ideas, often serves as an “in group” langauge, such emotions, and desires by means of a system as teenagers, army, and pop people group. It of voluntarily produced symbols. It means means that slang language usually find in people will convey ideas, emotions, and groups environment. For example teenager, desires to other people by language. The the teenager will use slang word to make study showed the relationship between relax and close conversation. Studying about society and langauge known as slang word becomes very interesting for sociolinguistics. Yule (2013:254) researcher to be analyzed because the slang sociolinguitics is used generally for the study word itself is directly related to the of relationship between language and society. environment and society. There is a language It means that sosiolinguistics is the science change when this language is used in that learn language are related to the society different places. Slang created from the change of linguistic message without changing the content and meaning of the many slangs word that researcher found in sentence and many society use this language Mariah Carey‟s song lyric. One of the to make close conversation, but it depends on example found in Mariah Carey‟ song lyric situation itself. So, it can be said that slang with the title is Atlantic Soul Vocal: word has an important role in the use of “I never shoulda let you go” language in daily life. Based on the Mariah Carey‟s song lyric The people can be found the slang word above, there is slang word in that lyric. The phenomenon in society such as at campus, at researcher found the slang word in this lyric school, at home, Social Media, Song Lyric, is shoulda. Based on a book entitle Simple daily conversation, and even in the song and Cool daily English conversation that lyric. So many place that the people can find study about slang word related to the slang language phenomenon because slang is grammar shulda is slang word from should informal word, many people often use it. For have. It is used for a must statement. This example in Campus, there is student said like phenomenon is one of the characteristics of “ I dunno, where is she?”. The example slang. So if it changes into the formal shows that the student uses slang word language, it must be „I never should have let “dunno” . The word “ dunno” comes from “ you go‟. The song lyric above uses slang dont know” . The student used “dunno” to word but the society still receive and enjoy make shorter and it usually used with their the song. In this research, the researcher took friend. It can occur because it is in informal some Mariah Carey‟s song lyric. They are situation. If it is in formal situation, the Beautiful, For Real, Againts All Odds, Bad student can not say like that. From the Boy Fantasy, Atlantic Soul Vocal, Betcha explanation above, it can be concluded that Gon’ Know, shake it off, fantasy, sweetheart, the society can influnce the language from always be my baby, don’t stop, honey,’ll be formal to be in informal, it depends where there, if we, irresistile, prisoner,obsessed, the people stands. and its like that. The slang word not only found at campus, From the explanation above, basically but people can found in song lyric. Song lyric there are many researches that have discussed is the lyrics of the song is a person's about slang word before. Actually, the expression of what people has experienced, researcher and previous researchers have the felt, seen and written into a writing. In same aim that is to find langauge rules. For expressing the experience, songwriters use example one of the previous researcher is words or languages to beautify the song Prihandoko (2012) who has discused about itself. Music and song lyrics played, and to slang word. The previous researcher has an extent are playing, a crucial role in the analyzed about the types of slang word and society as a traditional way of the reason of using slang word by character communication (Raj & Muniapan (2012). It in Ramona and Beezus Movie. The previous means there is a relationship between music researcher used (Trudgill 1974) as a theory. and song lyrics to convey a message by the This previous research almost same with language. what the researcher analyze, it only different The song lyric that the researcher in the object and the theory that used. interested to be analysed is Mariah Based on the example and previous Carey‟song lyric from Rhythm and Blue research above, the researcher is interested to genre. Mariah Carey was born 27 marc 1970, analysis this research, because this research in Huntington, New York. She is american is crucial. So, the researcher will analysis singer, songwriter, actress, and record about what types of slang word that used in producer, and actress from the United States. Mariah Carey‟s song lyric and what the most Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by the often type of slang word that appear in Guinness World Records. She made her Mariah Carey‟s song lyrics. debut record in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive, Tommy REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Mottola and became the first musician to Sociolinguistic have her first five singles top of the US In a social environment, people will Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Her song genre is always interact with one another by Pop and Rhythm & Blues modern. There are language. The language is a tool of human communication, without language people will not be able to interact, communicate, give messages, etc, within the environment Slang itself. In the study of linguistics, this The language used in the community will phenomenon is a part of Sociolinguistics be a change of form from the standard to the approach. Sociolinguistics may be defined as non-standard. Everyone will not be able to the branch of the study about languages avoid this phenomenon. This phenomenon is related to the society. Yule (1996:254) a slang word. The slang word is very Sociolinguistics is used generally for the informal language. Everyone can use this study of the relationship between langauge language if the people in the informal and society. It means that sociolinguistics is situation. Rodríguez González (1998:11) one of part the branch of linguistic which is slang is an ever changing set of colloquial concerned with language as a social and words and phrases that speakers use to culture phenomenon in society. The language establish or reinforce social identity or and society can not be separated, because cohesiveness within a group or with a trend both of them are interdependent. The or fashion in society at large. It means that Language as an arbitrary sound symbol the language used in daily conversation in a system used by the society as a group will form a non-formal language that communication, interaction and self- makes the conversation closer. identification. The function of language itself Slang is an unconventional words or as a tool to interact or communicate in the phrases that express something new or sense of a tool to convey thoughts, ideas, something old in a new way. Slang word concepts or feelings in the society. So it can sometimes flippant,impolite, and improper. be said the relationship between language Slang is a wide concept and it is used in and its users in this society is a different and rather confusing ways,there is sociolinguistic study. Clark & Yallop not fixed definition about it.Slang is an area (2006:11) sociolinguistics is an attempt to of lexis in a permanent state of flux find correlations between social structure and consisting of vivid and colourful words and linguistic structure and to observe any phrases which characterize various social and changes that occur. Its clear that there is professional groups, especially when these correlation between language and society. terms are used for in-group communication Beside, according to Chambers (2002:3) (Epoge : 2012). Yule (2010) slang is more Sociolinguistics is the study of the social uses typical used among those who are outside of language, and the most productive studies established higher status groups. Slang or in the four decades of sociolinguistics colloquial speech describes words or phrases research have emanated from determining the that are used instead of more everyday term social evaluation of linguistic variants. It among younger speakers and other groups means that the use of language involving the with special interest. It means that slang is community has been around for a long time. widely used in the community or group to The use of this language is still evolving until make conversation relaxed more ineresting. now. The languages that are used in an Based on the Yule (2010), there are eleven informal environment there will be a change types of slang word. They are: of form from standard to nonstandard and otherwise there will be no change of form 1. Etymology when people are in formal environment. The study of the origin and history of a Therefore, the environment or a word. Etymology comes from the Greek" community very influnce the language used etumos "which means" real "or" right. While by humans themselves. Humans must the suffix" -ology "means" science "or" study preserve the mother tongue and humans must "about something. So, "etymology" is the know the standard language. The standard study of the origin of words and how they language has rules in the use. However, in evolved. It means that the change in form of practice often occur deviations from the a word that is used now has a history in the standard rules. This happens one of the past. causes is the environmental factor. Deviant Example : OK = Ol + Korrect words are called non-standard words or slang Based on the example above,OK comes word. from the spelling error "all correct" to "oll korrect" in the newspaper in Boston in 1839. Low + pad = Low-pad One of the newspapers shortened it to "O.K." Based on the example above, it means that and then this abbreviation was used until now from two words can join to be one word or a with the same meaning. new word.

2. Coinage 5. Blending The invention of totally new terms. The The combination of two separate forms to most typical sources are invented trade produce a single new term is also present in names for commercial products that become the process called. Blending is typically general terms (usually without capital letters) accomplished by taking only the beginning of for any version of that product. one word and joining it to the end of the Example : aspirin, nylon, vaseline and zipper, other word. google, etc. Example : Gasohol = Gasoline +Alcohol 3. Borrowing Smog = Smoke+Fog One of the most common sources of new Telecast = Television+Broadcast words in English is the process simply. The Based on the example above, the blending taking over of words from other just take in the begining of word and take at languages.Throughout its history, the English the end of other word. language has adopted a vast number of words from other languages. Other language, 6. Clipping borrow terms from English, as in the The element of reduction that is Japanese use of suupua (supermarket). A noticeable in blending is even more apparent special type of borrowing is describe as Joan in the process. This occurs when a word of translation orcalqued. The following are more than one syllable (facsimile) is reduced some example of borrowings from foreign to a shorter form (fax), usually beginning in language. casual speech. Example : Example : Latin Flu > Influenza Straet > Street Perm > Permanent Cealc > Chalk” Fan > Fanatic Spanish Based on the example above, in daily activity Playa > Beach people often say or heard a word to be Guerrill a > Small War shorter. For example such as “ Influenza”. The people more often say “ flu ” than 4. Compounding influenza in daily activity. It makes it relexed Ajoining of two separate words to and closer. produce a single form. This combining process, technically known as compounding, 7. Backformation is very common in languages such as A very specialized type of reduction German and English, but much less common process is known as backformation. in languages such as French and Typically, a word of one type (usually a Spanish.Plag( 2003)the combination of two noun) is reduced to form a word of another words to form a new word.It means that there type (usually a verb). It means that are two words that can be made into one backformation occurs when a word of one form or become a new language. type ( noun) is changed to another different Example : type of word (verb). Book + case = Bookcase Example : Finger + print = Fingerprint Television ( noun)> Televise (verb) Wall + paper = Wallpaper Donation (noun)> Donate (verb) The example above shows the compound Emotion (noun) > Emote ( verb) from noun + noun. Below thecompounding from adjective. 8. Convertion Example : A change in the function of a word, as for Good + looking = Good-looking example when a noun comes to be used as a verb (without any reduction), is generally For example : Hallebloodylujah!, known as conversion. Other labels for this Absogoddamlutely! and very common process are “category change” Unfuckinbelievable! and “functional shift. Example : 11. Multiple Processes Vacation > They‟re It is possible to trace the operation of vacationing in Florida. more than one process at work in the creation Butter > Have you buttered of a particular word. For example, the term the toast? deli seems to have become acommon Based on the example above, it means that American English expression via a process of there are changes that occur in a word first borrowing delicatessen (from German) without reducing the word but a change in and then clipping that borrowed form. If function. someone says that problems with the project have snowballed, the final word can be 9. Acronyms analyzed as an example of compounding in Acronyms are new words formed from which snow and ball were combined to form the initial letters of a set of other words. the noun. Where the pronunciation consists of saying each separate letter. More typically, Definition of Lyric acronyms are pronounced as new single Song lyrics are an expression that is words. owned by a songwriter, whether it's sad, Example: laughing, happy, and dispointed, which is CD > Compact Disk delivered through a writing. In writing a song IDK > I Dont Know lyrics, a songwriter must know the language LOL > Laughing Out Loadly and rhythm that is used. Language and Based on the example above, it means that rhythm need to be noticed because this the acronyms takes the word at the beginning relates to the tastes of the listeners. The of the word and it uses capital letter. rhythm is easy to remember and the language that is easy to understand makes the listeners 10. Derivation want to repeat the song. According to Dalin A large number of small “bits” of the in (firdaus : 2013) generally, music consists English language which are not usually given of two elements, sounds as the primary and separate listings in dictionaries. These small lyrics as the secondary. It means that in the “bits” are generally described as affixes. word of music, there are two most important Some familiar examples are the elements un-, thing are the sound and song lyric. The sound mis-, pre-, -ful, -less, -ish, -ism and -ness and song lyric have a close relationship.A which appear in words like unhappy, song lyrics, everysongwriter has a separate misrepresent, prejudge, joyful. Derivation way to make listeners interested. One of is consist of 3 parts, they are : the uses of language in a song. Songwriters usually use slang word in the song to make Prefixes and suffixes the lyrics more acceptable and easy to The affixes usually put at the begining understand. and at the end of word. If the affixes have to be added to the beginning of the word is Previous Researchs called prefixes. For example such as un-, As the reference in conducting this mis- . If affixes have to be added to the end research,the researcher uses some previous of the word is called suffixes. For example researches that related to the researcher topic. such as ness-, ful. First, Andraini (2010) this research aim to identify the slang words that used in pop- Infixes punk‟s lyric,to find out the meaning of slang It is not normally used in English, but language that used in pop-punk‟s lyrics found in some other languages. This is called which are related to mood,drug abuse,and an infix and, as the term suggests, it is an narcissim. This research is qualitative affix that is incorporated inside another word. descriptive, the samples of this research are taken from the Avril Lavigne‟s album Let Go that was published in 2002, Blink 182 different is the theory of analysis. If the album enema of the state that was published reseacher used yule (2010) as a theory while in 1999, and take off your pants and jacket Andrianto used Partridge (2014) and that was published in 2001. Yanchun (2013) as a theory in analysis. In the first previous research,the researcher found the similarities and the RESEARCH METHODOLOGY differences. The similarities are the same This research was started when the field in slang langauge analysis and the same reseacher hear the music and than the method of analysis that is qualitative reseacher found the slang word in song lyric descriptive. The different is the object used,in itself. The researcher found some types of this research, the reseacher chooses the slang word in song lyric itself. So the object about rhythm and blues‟s song lyric researcher was related this phenomenon with and Andriani choose the object about pop- theory (Yule : 2010). In doing this reseach, punk lyric song. the researcher used qualiative research. The second previous research is According to Sugiyono (2008) qualitative Hanggoro (2011) this research discussed research is a research method based on about the meaning, kind, and the reason of postposotivism philosophy, is used to using slang in American produced by examine the natural object condition, where Universal Picture 2007. The objective of the the researcher is as a key instrument, data research is to know the kinds of slang term collection technique is done by triangulation, and the reason of using them in America the data analysis is inductive / qualitative, Gangster movie. This research used and the result of qualitative research is qualitative method. He uses the movie script more emphasizes the meaning of that initialized in the movie to make the generalization. reason of the characters about why they are The object of this research is very using the slang term. As a result the assential in the research in order to get the researcher found tha t there are two kinds of result scientifically. In this research, the slang that initialized in the movie. There are object is song lyric that used in Mariah society and soldier‟s slang. He only focused Carey‟s song lyric. In Mariah Carey‟s song on the slang terms that have high frequency it lyric there are many slang word that can be is society slang. analyzed. The lyrics of a song is a person's In the second previous research, the expression about what someone feels and researcher found the similarities and the experiences. In expressing of experience, the differences. The similarities are the same songwriter makes the words and languages field in slang word analysis and the same have appeal and uniqueness to the lyrics method of analysis is qualitative method. The itself. different is the researcher used song lyric as a According to Dallin in (Firdaus : 2013) data to analyzed while Hanggoro used movie Lyrics are written as a form of interaction script in the analysis. between the writer and the listeners. The third previous research is Aris (2015) Sometimes, songwriter convey a message this research discussed about study of slang with the purpose of motivating the listeners. word “Ride Along”movie. This research used It means that there is relationship between two theories. The first is the theory songwriter and listener, where the songwriter formulated by partridge (2004) about the type should use a relaxed and easy to understand of slang classified into eleven types of slang. language in the lyric and also give message The second theory is about the function of to the listener by song lyric itself. In the slang formulated by Yanchun and Yanhong Mariah Carey‟s song lyric, Mariah Carey (2013) . There are three fuctionsof the of using slang word to make it more interesting using slang. In this reseach, the reseacher and easily accepted by the listener. So, in this used the descriptive qualitative method. research, the researcher got the data from From the third previous research, the transcript, which was from the internet. The researcher found the similarity and the researcher trenscript of this song as main difference. The similarity is between the sources, the source of data are 18 transcript reseacher and previous researcher used the of the lyrics of song by Mariah Carey taken same method is qualitative method. The from http://.azlyric.com. In the proses of collecting data, the researcher uses observation as a method of Analysis collecting data. The technique used non- Blending participatory technique Sudaryanto (2015) because the researcher non participate in the Data 1 song lyric. There are some steps in collecting The title is “Beautiful feat migual” (line 7 of the data as described below : 53) 1. Looking for a website. The researcher is looking for some website about song Oh, you’re killing me, you know it ain’t fair lyric. ,yeah 2. Finding the lyric. The researcher read Ride on through the middle of the migh song lyric from some artist and make the Informal : you are killing me, you decition to take the data from Mariah know it ain‟t fair, yeahhh Carey‟s song lyric. Formal : Oh, you‟re killing me, 4. Marking the data. The researcher doing you know it is not fair ,yeah. marking the slang word founf in the Based on data above, it can be seen the lyrics. difference between formal and informal 5. Classifying the data. The researcher language. The underlined word in informal found it and classify the slang word in sentence is slang word. This type is blending that lyric. form. The word “Ain‟t” is commonly used to In analyzing data, the researcher applies shortened auxiliary for adjectives in negative ortho grapichal identity method with dividing form, such as is + not, am + not, are + not. It key-factors tehnique (Sudaryanto 2015). Can also to shortened have + not, and has + There are some steps in analyzing the data as not. There is change of form from “ is not ” mentioned below : tobe “ ain‟t ” . It makes shorter. 1. Categorizing the collected words based on yule theory. Data 2 2. Finding the most dominant slang word. 3. Make a conclusion about the dominant Is againts all odds slang word used in Mariah Carey‟s song It’s the chance I’ve gotta lyrics. Informal : It‟s the chance I‟ve gotta. Formal : It‟s the chance I‟ve got to. After doing analysis, the next step is This type of slang is shortened form. The presenting the research result. In this researcher found the slang word in this lyric. research, the researcher presented the The slang word is “gotta”. The word “Gotta” research result by using the informal method is used in written English to represent the by sudaryanto (1993) to present the analyzed words 'got + to' when they are pronounced data. The result was presented by using informally, with the meaning 'have to' or words and sentences to make the readers 'must'. This word is usually used to express easily understand. an urgent necessity.

RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND Clipping FINDINGS Data 3 As mentioned in the chapter I, this The title is “ Beautifiul Feat Migul ” (line 22 research has the main goal to find out the of 33 ) types of slang word in Mariah Carey‟s song lyric and to find the types of slang word that I like when you run red light often appears in Mariah Carey‟s song lyric. Dont stop ‘till you thrill me,oh how you thrill This chapter provides the result of the me.” research. It consists of two parts. The first is Informal : Dont stop „till you thrill about research of analysis. The reseacher will me,oh how you thrill me show all the types of slang word found in the Formal : Dont stop until you thrill Mariah Carey‟s song lyric. The second part is me,oh how you thrill me finding. It presents the deep analysis of this In this lyric, the researcher found the research which is based on the research slang word. The slang word is “„till”. This objective. type is clipping. The word “„till” comes from until. It is less formal way of saying “till”. the listeners. A DJ is a clever person in There are the difference in writing and playing, modifying, and entertaining an pronunciation but if the word are used in audience by playing songs without end, so group or in informal situation it is no listeners feel entertained problem, even it make it closer when build conversation. Derivation Data 7 Data 4 The title is “beautiful” (line 17 of 33) The title is “For Real” ( line 30 of 68 ) You’re beautiful and your mind fucking “ Tryin’ to Spurway with screams” beautiful Wanna make less then seem And I cant pretend that doesnt mean a thing Informal :Tryin‟ to spurway with to me , to me, yeah.. screams. Based on the data above, the researcher Formal : Trying to spurway with found the slang word is “ beautiful”. The screams. word “ beautiful” comes from beauti There is Based on the data above, there is slang suffixe “ ful” at the end of word. word that the reseacher found. The slang word in this lyric is “ tryin‟ ”. The word “ Data 8 tryin‟ ”comes from try + ing. This types of The title is “ „ll be there” (line 19 of 25) slang word is clipping. There is the removal of the letter „g‟ in the end of the word “ I’ll be there to protect you trying” . With an unselfish love i’ll respect you Just call my name Acronyms Based on the data above, the slang word Data 5 that researcher found is “ unselfish” .The The title is “obsessed” (line 08 of 58) word “ unselfish” comes from “ selfish”. There is preffixe “un” in that lyric. So, that When I don't even, know who you are why it mention derivation because there is Sayin' we up in your house, sayin' I'm up in affixes in that sentence. your car But you in LA, and I'm out at Jermaine's FINDING Informa l : But you in LA, and I'm After the researcher analyzed all the data, out at Jermaine's the researcher found 11 slangs words that Formal : But you in Los Angles, found in this research. George Yule (2010) and I'm out at Jermaine' said that there are 11 types of slang word but Based on the data above, the researcher in this research, the researcher found only 4 found the slang word is LA. The word “ LA” types. The first is blending. This type of stands for Los Angles. This type of slang slang is The combination of two separate word is acronyms. It just take the beggining forms to produce a single new term. The of the word. So if there is two words such as second is clipping. The type of slang is the Los Angles , it‟s tobe LA. The singer use it to element of reduction that is noticeable in make it shorter. blending is even more apparent in the process. The third is derivation. The type of Data 6 slang is A large number of small “bits” of the The title is “it‟s like that” (line 24 of 72) English language which are not usually given separate listings in dictionaries. The last is Me and my girls on the floor like what acronym. An acornym is typically a While the DJ keeps on spinnin' the cut shortened form of words used to represent Based on the lyric above, it can be seen the whole. This type of slang usually takes that there is slang word the researcher found part at the beginning of a word. If there are 3 from this lyric is DJ. This type of slang word words in the sentence, then there will be 3 is acronyms. The word “DJ” stands for Disk parts in the beginning in short. The type of Jockey. The word “DJ” It took the beginning this slang commonly known by the people of the word. DJ is someone who is skilled in wihout mention completely. choosing and playing music recordings for all After the researcher got all the data, the Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics. researcher found various types of slang word Religion. which are used by Mariah Carey‟s song lyric. https://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2003.0268 The researcher found 41 data that contained Epoge, N. K. (2012). Slang and type of slang word. From the 41 data, the Colloquialism in Cameroon English researcher has analyzed in Mariah Carey‟s Verbal Discourse, 4, 133. song lyric. The researcher found 11 blending Firdaus, E. A. (2013). Textual Meaning in form from Mariah Carey‟s song lyric. They Song Lyrics, 1. are ain‟t, wanna, gonna, gotta, kinda, lemme, Hanggoro, A. (2011). An Analysis of Slang whatcha, outta, betcha, y‟all, woulda. The Terms in the “American gangster”, A second, the researcher found 25 clipping. Movie Directed by Ridley Scott. They are „till, blowin‟, tryin‟, „cause, comin‟, Plag, I. (2003). Word-Formation in English. fittin, usin‟, payin‟, darlin‟, gon‟, breakin‟, Word-Formation in English, 1–240. keepin‟, talkin‟, bout, goin‟, babe, cryin‟, https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO978051184 cos, missin, lovin‟, lyin‟, denyin‟, thinkin‟, 1323 hatin‟, dis. The third, the researcher found 3 Prihandoko, L. A. R. Y. (2012). AN Analysis data for derivation. They are beautiful, OF Slang Words Used By The unselfish, pointless and the last is acronym, Characters IN “ Ramana AND Beezus ” the researcher found two slang words. They Movie ( Sociolinguistics Approach ) are LA and DJ. Faculty of letters and fine arts. Raj, S., & Muniapan, B. (2012). Music, Song CONCLUSION Lyrics, Philosophy and Human Values: The using of slang word in song lyric is Exploring Poet Kannadasan‟S one of phenomenon that occur in society. Contributions To the Tamil Actually the slang word is not only found in Community Worldwide. … World: song lyric, but people can find in social Journal of Arts, Science & …, 4(4), 1– media or daily conversation. In this research, 12. Retrieved from the researcher focus in Mariah Carey‟s song http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx lyric to find word. As mentioned in chapter 1 ?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=sit the researcher will analyze what type of slang e&authtype=crawler&jrnl=22314172& word and what are the most often slang AN=83536599&h=MBm5iVbQuopsqk language appear in Mariah Carey‟s song QEVV6pDMdiMnJHWwJjXxg8gghzj lyric. In this research, The reseacher uses M8rMae7ER8Ukz6q8yCMj5K3QR2bj George Yule (2010) theory. According to fbvJsxHNQ5dZn%2BPgA%3D%3D& Yule there are 11 types of slang word and the crl=c reseacher found all the types in Mariah Rodríguez González, F. (1998). Slang and Carey‟s song lyric. The researcher found 11 Sociability: In-Group Language among blending form from Mariah Carey‟s song College Students. Journal of English lyric. The second, the researcher found 25 Linguistics (Vol. 26). United State of clipping. The third, the researcher found 3 America. data for derivation. The last is acronym, the https://doi.org/10.1177/0075424298026 researcher found two slang words. 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