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ANALYSIS OF COLLOQUIAL WORDS FOUND IN SONG LYRICS FROM EMINEM ALBUM “MARSHALL MATHERS LP2” THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Language Education By: SANDY ARMANSYAH RAHMAT YANDI 201410100311115 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2019 This thesis written by Sandy Armansyah was approved on October 26, 2019 By: Advisor II, Advisor I, Riski Lestiono, S.Pd., M.A. Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum. i This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Language Education on October 26, 2019 Approved by: Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang Dean, Dr. Poncojari Wahyono, M.Kes. Examiners: Signatures: 1. Dr. Fardini Sabilah, S.Pd., M.Pd. 1. ..................... 2. Puji Sumarsono. S.Pd., M.Pd. 2. ..................... 3. Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum. 3. ..................... 4. Riski Lestiono, S.Pd., M.A. 4. ..................... ii LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY The written work enclosed is authorized by: Name : Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi NIM : 201410100311115 Major : English Language Education Department Faculty : Teacher Training and Education Title of work: AN ANALYSIS OF COLLOQUIAL WORDS FOUND IN SONG LYRICS FROM EMINEM ALBUM “MARSHALL MATHERS LP2” I hereby declare that this thesis has not been published and written by another person in any form of publication for achieving Sarjana Degree in other universities. This thesis is the product of my own work without committing plagiarisms more than the specified percentage. Furthermore, as citation etiquette, all citations have been mentioned in the references. Malang, October 26, 2019 The Researcher, Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi iii MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS MOTTOS “What is “Courage”? Courage is owning your fear!” (William Anthonio Zeppeli) “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” (Sakata Gintoki) “Wagering that life in absence of Translation is resembling a relation without explication; turmoil is always there in action” (Riski Lestiono) DEDICATIONS: Myself, as the researcher, who has been doing anything in finishing this thesis. My family and my friends for supporting me thoroughly in my life. iv AN ANALYSIS OF COLLOQUIAL WORDS FOUND IN SONG LYRICS FROM EMINEM ALBUM “MARSHALL MATHERS LP2” ABSTRACT Colloquial is an informal language which is the lexical base of all social dialects. In other words, all native speakers of the particular language generally understand when using this variety. The users of colloquial are commonly educated and uneducated people which appear both in real life and in song. In song, the use of colloquial frequently appears in the rap genre. Since the researcher identifies the frequent use of colloquial words in the rap song genre, this research is aimed to investigate the colloquial words and the meaning of the colloquial words found based on its type in rap song lyric from “Marshall Mathers LP2” album by Eminem. This research employed qualitative design. Furthermore, the research object was a song entitled “Rap God” in “Marshall Mathers LP2” album. The instrument of this research was document in the form of song lyric entitled “Rap God” containing colloquial words used by Eminem in his “Marshall Mathers LP2” album. The finding showed that the researcher identified 130 colloquial words in Eminem song lyric entitled “Rap God” from “Marshall Mathers LP2” album. The colloquial words are classified into 21 literary colloquial words in phonetic feature, 48 literary colloquial words in lexical feature, and 0 literary colloquial words in morphological feature, 9 familiar colloquial words in phonetic feature, 48 familiar colloquial words in lexical feature, and 4 familiar colloquial words in morphological feature. The researcher compared the colloquial words based on the conceptual and associative meaning taken from Farlex online dictionary (https://www.thefreedictionary.com) and the meaning of each line in “Rap God” song lyric taken from the Rap Genius community (https://genius.com). Key words: Colloquial, Marshall Mathers LP2, Song Advisor 1 The Researcher, Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum. Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alhamdulillahirabbil ’alamin, all praises and gratefulness to Allah S.W.T, who is the source of life and strength of knowledge and wisdom. My sincere appreciation and deepest gratitude is conveyed to Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum and Riski Lestiono, M.A for their kind supervision, guidance, support and valuable suggestions. I also thank my thesis examiners, all lectures and staffs of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, especially English Language Education Department for their help and encouragement. I take this opportunity to express gratitude to all of the English department students academic year 2014 for their help and support. I also thank my parents, my brothers, my sisters and all of my members for the unconditional encouragement, support and attention. My thankfulness also goes to my friends; Arga, Bima, Desi, Gigih, and Novi who support me through this adventure and my life. I am completely aware that this thesis is far from the percentage of perfection. I realize that many mistakes have been made even though I have already worked hard to complete the thesis. Therefore, the critics and suggestions are expected in this research. Finally, I hope this thesis will be beneficial for the readers. Malang, October 26, 2019 The Researcher, Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi vi TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL …………………………………………………………………….. i LEGALIZATION ……………………………………………………………… ii LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY ……………………………………………... iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION ………………………………………………... iv ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………………………... vi TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………………….. vii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study ….................................................................... 1 1.2 Statements of Problems ….…................................................................. 3 1.3 Objective of the Study …........................................................................ 3 1.4 Scope and Limitation …..….................................................................... 4 1.5 Significance of the Study ….................................................................... 4 1.6 Definition of the Key Terms …............................................................... 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Language Variation ……………………………………………………. 6 2.1.1 Dialect ……………………………………………………………... 6 2.1.2 Register ……………………………………………………………. 7 2.1.3 Slang ………………………………………………………………. 7 2.1.4 Jargon ……………………………………………………………… 8 2.1.5 Colloquial ………………………………………………………….. 8 2.1.5.1 Types of Colloquial Words …………………………………… 9 2.1.5.1.1 Literary Colloquial Words ………………………………. 9 vii 2.1.5.1.2 Familiar Colloquial Word …………………………..….. 11 2.2. Definition of Meaning ……………………………………………….. 13 2.3. Rap Song …………………………………………………………….. 14 2.4. “Marshall Mathers LP2” Album Review ……………………………. 15 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD 3.1 Research Design ……………………………………………………… 16 3.2 Research Objects ……………………………………………………... 17 3.3 Research Instrument ………………………………………………….. 17 3.4 Data Collection ………………………………………………………. 18 3.5 Data Analysis ………………………………………………………… 19 CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Research Findings ……………………………………………………. 20 4.1.1. The Colloquial Words Found in Song Lyrics of Eminem Album “Marshall Mathers LP2”………………………………………… 20 4.1.2. The Meaning of the Colloquial Words Found in Song Lyrics from Eminem Album “Marshall Mathers LP2”………………………. 21 4.1.2.1 Literary Colloquial Word ………………………………… 22 4.1.2.2 Familiar Colloquial Word ………………………………... 25 4.2 Discussion ……………………………………………………………. 29 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusion …………………………………………………………… 32 5.2 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... 33 REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………... 34 APPENDICES viii LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX 1. The Colloquial Words Found in Song Lyrics from Eminem Song “Rap God” …………………………………………………………..…………. 37 APPENDIX 2. Literary Colloquial Words Phonetic Feature ……………..…… 39 APPENDIX 3. Literary Colloquial Words Lexical Feature ………..………….. 40 APPENDIX 4. Familiar Colloquial Words Phonetic Feature …………………. 42 APPENDIX 5. Familiar Colloquial Words Lexical Feature …………………... 43 APPENDIX 6. Familiar Colloquial Words Morphological Feature …………… 46 APPENDIX 7. Rap God Song Lyrics ………………………………………….. 47 ix LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1. Literary Colloquial Word ……………………….………………… 22 FIGURE 2. Familiar Colloquial Word ……………………….………………… 25 x REFERENCES Adams, M. (2009). Slang: The People’s Poetry. New York: Oxford University Press. Albair, J. (2010), What is the State of Evaluative Affixes in Contemporary English?. Retrieved from https://www.llas.ac.uk/sites/default/files/nodes/3088/Debut_vol_1_albair.pdf Antrushina, G. B. et al (2003). English Lexicology. Retrieved from http://www.durov.com/study/1159104687-618.html Ary, D. et al. (2010). Introduction to Research in Education, (8th ed). Belmont: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research Design: Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research and Mixed Methods Approaches. London: Sage Publication Ltd. Devos, J. (2007). The Evolution of Hip-Hop Culture. Retrieved from http://en.bookfi.net Eifring, H.
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