A SOCIOLINGUISTICS ANALYSIS of MILITARY JARGON in CALL of DUTY VIDEO GAME THESIS Submitted to the Board of Examiner in Partial F
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A SOCIOLINGUISTICS ANALYSIS OF MILITARY JARGON IN CALL OF DUTY VIDEO GAME THESIS Submitted to the Board of Examiner In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement For Literary Degree at English Literature Department by RINALDI NIM. AI140267 ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT ADAB AND HUMANITIES FACULTY ISLAMIC STATE UNIVERSITY SULTHAN THAHA SAIFUDDIN JAMBI 2018 MOTTO The Meaning : And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not. (Al Baqarah 2 :30)1 Artinya : Dan (ingatlah) ketika Tuhanmu berfirman kepada para Malaikat, “ Aku hendak menjadikan khalifah*) di bumi “ Mereka berkata, “ Apakah Engkau hendak menjadikan orang yang merusak dan menumpahkan darah di sana, sedangkan kami bertasbih memuji- Mu dan menyucikan nama-Mu?” Dia berfirman, “ Sungguh, Aku mengetahui apa yang tidak kamu ketahui. (Al Baqarah 2 :30)2 1 Terjemahan/Arti Surah Al Baqarah Dalam Bahasa Inggris. (n.d). Retrieved From http://ayatalquran.net/2015/01/surah-al-baqarah 2 Al-Quran Terjemahan. 2015. Departemen Agama RI. Bandung: CV Darus Sunnah DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis to my beloved father, Edi Gunawan. Thank you so much for being my hero. I dedicate this thesis to my beloved mother, Yuhana. Thank you so much for being my angel in my life, the woman that never give up to support and pray for my success and good life. Thank you so much because of you both iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Firstly, the researcher would like to thanks to Allah S.W.T because mercy and blessing that have given to him, this research completely and presented without any matters. Secondly, shalawat and salam to the great prophet Muhammad S.A.W who has brought us from the darkness to the lightness, throught the way of Islam. It would be the researcher‟s pleasure to complete this work by finishing this research. It is the great experience once in a lifetime. This study would not be completed without support and constributions from other people to the researcher. For those reasons, the writer would like to say the great thanks to : 1. My beloved father and mother, Edi Gunawan and Yuhana. My beloved old sister Sunaria and my two little brother Suwendi and M. Nizam. Thank a lot for your support and pray for me. 2. Dr. H. Hadri Hasan, MA as the respectable Rector UIN STS Jambi 3. Prof. Dr. Maisah, M.Pd. I as the dean of Adab and Humanities Faculty 4. Dr. Alfian, M.Ed as the first Dean of Academic, Dr.H. Muhammad Fadhil, M.Ag as the second vice Dean of Finances and Dr. Raudhoh, M.Pd. I as the third vice Dean of University Student of Adab and Humanities Faculty 5. Dr. Alfian, M.Ed and Awliya Rahmi, M.Hum as my thesis supervisors. Thank you so much for being the best consultant to finish this research, without your supervision this graduating paper will be nothing. 6. Ulfatmi Azlan, SS., MA as the chairwoman of English Literature Department and Dian Mukhlisa, MA as the Secretary of English Literature Department. 7. All the lectures and staffs of Adab and Humanities Faculty, for the construbution and assistant during studying in UIN STS Jambi. v 8. All my friends and students of English Literature Departement, Adab and Humanities, the State Islamic Univesity Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi. 9. The last but not least, to all my friends, sisters and brothers in Gerakan Pramuka Racana Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin and Sri Soedewi UIN STS Jambi. Thanks for your supports and prays. Finally, the researcher hopes this thesis can give good constribution and additional knowledge to the readers. The critiques and suggestion are neede for this thesis and hopefully this thesis useful fo the future. Jambi, November 05 , 2018 Rinaldi vi vii ABSTRACT Rinaldi, 2018 : A Sociolinguistics Analysis of Military Jargon in Call Of Duty Video Game Supervisor I : Dr. Alfian, M.Ed Supervisor II : Awliya Rahmi, M. Hum This research studied the sociolinguistic phenomenon, especially in terms of jargon. This study was intended to analyze the word-formation processes of jargon which occur in Call of Duty video game. In this study, the meaning and functions of military jargon which occur in Call of Duty video game were also analyzed. Descriptive qualitative method was applied in this study. Meanwhile, the discussion was presented in a descriptive way. The researcher presented deep analysis of the data. The data were in the form of words and phrases in the transcript of the game‟s dialogue. Call of Duty video game and its transcript became the sources of the data. The data were collected by the researcher. Since it was a qualitative study, the researcher became the key instrument for collecting, measuring, and analyzing the data. The findings of this study show that there are 56 items which are categorized as military jargons. They are categorized as conversion (16 items), compounding (8 items), borrowing (20 items), derivation (4 items), backformation, clipping and multiple process (2 items) and acronym (1 item). Conversion becomes the most prominent form of jargon in this study. The process of conversion is easily found. It also finds that 56 items have meaning as conceptual meaning. Meanwhile the items of military jargon found are 56 items. It means all the data which are identified in this research containing conceptual meaning. In terms of function, this study reveals that jargon is not randomly conducted. Yet, it serves some functions which are used to make an economical communication and to promote in-group solidarity and to exclude out-groupers (who do not use jargon). The first function covers up to 47 items. Then, the second function covers 7 items.. viii ABSTRAK Rinaldi, 2018 : Sebuah Analisis Sosiolinguistik pada Jargon Militer dalam Video Game Call of Duty Pembimbing I : Dr. Alfian, M.Ed Pembimbing II : Awliya Rahmi, M. Hum Penelitian ini mempelajari fenomena sosiolinguistik, terutama dalam hal jargon. Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menganalisis proses pembentukan kata pada jargon yang terjadi dalam video game Call of Duty. Dalam penelitian ini, makna dan fungsi jargon militer yang muncul dalam video game Call of Duty juga dianalisis. Metode kualitatif deskriptif diaplikasikan dalam penelitian ini. Sementara itu, diskusi disajikan secara deskriptif. Peneliti mempresentasikan analisis data secara mendalam. Data tersebut berupa kata dan frasa pada dialog dalam transkrip game. Video game Call of Duty dan transkripnya menjadi sumber data. Data dikumpulkan oleh peneliti. Karena itu adalah penelitian kualitatif, peneliti menjadi instrumen kunci untuk mengumpulkan, mengukur, dan menganalisis data. Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada 56 item yang dikategorikan sebagai jargon militer. Mereka dikategorikan sebagai conversion (16 item), compounding (8 item), blending (20 item), derivation (4 item), backformation, Clipping dan Multiple Process (2 item) dan acronym (1 item). Conversion menjadi bentuk jargon yang paling menonjol dalam penelitian ini. Proses Conversion mudah ditemukan. Peneliti juga menemukan bahwa 56 item memiliki arti sebagai makna konseptual. Sementara itu kata-kata jargon militer yang ditemukan adalah 56 item. Artinya semua data yang diidentifikasi dalam penelitian ini mengandung makna konseptual. Dalam hal fungsi, penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa jargon tidak dilakukan secara acak. Namun, ia berfungsi beberapa fungsi yang digunakan untuk membuat komunikasi lebih ekonomis dan untuk mempromosikan solidaritas dalam kelompok dan mengecualikan out- groupers (yang tidak menggunakan jargon). Fungsi pertama mencakup hingga 47 item. Kemudian, fungsi kedua mencakup 7 item .. ix TABLE OF CONTENT LETTER OF RATIFICATION ............................................................................ i APPROVAL........................................................................................................... ii MOTTO ................................................................................................................ iii DEDICATION ...................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................... v ORIGINAL THESIS STATEMENT ................................................................ vii ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ viii TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................... x LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................... xii CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION Background of the Research ........................................................................... 1 Formulation of the Problem ............................................................................. 5 Limitation of the Research ............................................................................... 5 Purpose of the Research ................................................................................... 6 Significance of the Research ............................................................................ 6 CHAPTER II : THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK A. Sociolinguistic ............................................................................................ 7 B. Jargon ........................................................................................................ 10 C. Word Formation