REGISTER IN SCREEN JUNKIES' HONEST MOVIE TRAILERS: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC AND SEMANTIC ANALYSIS A THESIS BY AHMAD TARMIZI RAMIN REG. NO. 130705017 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2017 Universitas Sumatera Utara Universitas Sumatera Utara Universitas Sumatera Utara Universitas Sumatera Utara AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, AHMAD TARMIZI RAMIN DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A PAPER BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed : Date : November 20th, 2017 Universitas Sumatera Utara COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : AHMAD TARMIZI RAMIN TITLE OF THESIS : REGISTER IN SCREEN JUNKIES' HONEST MOVIE TRAILERS: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC AND SEMANTIC ANALYSIS QUALIFICATION : S-1/SARJANA SASTRA DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT USERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. Signed : Date : November 20th, 2017 Universitas Sumatera Utara ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Alhamdulillah, All Praise to Allah (SWT), The Almighty God, Who always blesses me, Who always gives me strength and ways that He (The Almighty God) has made me able to complete this thesis as one of the requirements to get my Bachelor certificate in English Literature at Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara. Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to those who have helped me, supported me, motivated me and got me moving in completing and finishing my thesis. Those people are: 1. Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Sumatera Utara, Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. 2. Head of Department of English, Dr. Deliana, M.Hum. Not only does she perform her duty as the Head of Department of English, she also has guided me in writing my thesis and helped me with the schedules for my proposal seminar and thesis examination. 3. Secretary of Department of English, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, P.h.D. 4. All lecturers of Department of English who have given me assistances, valuable knowledge and facilities during my academic years whom I cannot mention by names one by one. As your student, I deeply appreciate everything that you have taught me. 5. My Supervisor, Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, SH., M.A. who has given his time to guide me and encourage me to write and complete my thesis. Universitas Sumatera Utara 6. My Co-Supervisor, Dra. Roma Ayuni Loebis, M.A. who has guided me and corrected my mistakes in writing my thesis so that I could finish my thesis. 7. Special thanks and love to both of my parents (my mother and my late father) who always supported me, helped me, motivated me during my academic study at University of Sumatera Utara, so that I am able to study well, complete my thesis and graduate. I wish my father could be at my graduation, but he is in a better place now and I can only send him my prayers always. 8. Big thanks to all of my brothers and sisters who have encouraged, motivated and helped me materially in completing my thesis. 9. Not to forget, I would like to give my big thanks and gratitude to all of my friends at Department of English, whom I believe and know have shared knowledge, inspiration and information regarding thesis writing and motivated me to work harder. You guys are awesome. I wish you all joy, happiness and good health. I have completed my thesis with all my strength and knowledge. I hope that my thesis becomes useful for many people who are interested in enriching their knowledge and studying about register or just English in general. And honestly, if someone says my thesis is not a perfect thesis, I will not be upset or angry because the truth is I am just a human being who is full of mistakes and in need to learn more and more. Medan, November 20th, 2017 Ahmad Tarmizi Ramin Reg. No. 130705017 Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRACT This thesis is entitled Register in Screen Junkies' Honest Movie Trailers: A Sociolinguistic and Semantic Analysis. The goals of this thesis are: (1) to explain the forms of register, such as the single form, complex form and phrasal form, (2) to describe the meanings of register, such as the primary meaning and secondary meaning. The researcher used descriptive qualitative method in this thesis. This thesis uses sociolinguistic and semantic approaches. The data of this thesis are the diction in utterances in five Disney honest movie trailers published by Screen Junkies Channel on Youtube, namely: Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Maleficent (2014), The Jungle Book (2016) and Pirates of the Caribbean (2003, 2006, 2007). The findings in this thesis are (1) in the form analysis, there are 52 units of register form: 24 lingual units of single forms, 15 lingual units of complex form and 13 lingual units of phrasal form, (2) in the meaning analysis, there are 36 units of register meaning: 20 lingual units of primary meanings and 16 lingual units of secondary meanings. Keywords: Register, Form, Meaning, Honest Movie Trailers Universitas Sumatera Utara ABSTRAK Penelitian ini berjudul Register in Screen Junkies' Honest Movie Trailers: A Sociolinguistic and Semantic Analysis. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) untuk menjelaskan bentuk-bentuk register, seperti bentuk tunggal, bentuk jamak dan bentuk frasa, (2) untuk mendeskripsikan makna-makna register, seperti makna primer dan makna sekunder. Peneliti menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dalam penelitian ini. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan sosiolinguistik dan semantik. Data penelitian ini adalah diksi bentuk tunggal, jamak dan frasa dalam honest movie trailers tentang lima film Disney yang diterbitkan oleh saluran Screen Junkies di website Youtube, yaitu: Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), Maleficent (2014), The Jungle Book (2016) dan Pirates of the Caribbean (2003, 2006, 2007). Hasil analisis penelitian (1) dalam analisis bentuk terdapat 52 bentuk register: 24 bentuk tunggal, 15 bentuk jamak dan 13 bentuk frasa, (2) dalam analisis makna terdapat 36 makna register: 20 makna primer dan 16 makna sekunder. Kata kunci: Register, Bentuk, Makna, Honest movie trailers Universitas Sumatera Utara TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ………………………………........................ i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ……………………………….................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……………………………………….................. iv ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………............... v TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………... vii LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………….. xi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study……………………………………. 1 1.2 Problems of the Study………………………………………. 5 1.3 Objectives of the Study……………………………………... 5 1.4 Scope of the Study………………………………………….. 5 1.5 Significances of the Study…………………………………... 6 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Review of Related Underlying Theories…………………. 7 2.1.1 Definition of Language…………………………………. 7 2.1.2 Definition of Sociolinguistics…………………….......... 8 2.1.3 Definition of Semantics……………………………….... 9 2.1.3.1 Meaning…………..................................................... 10 2.1.3.1.1 Primary Meaning……............................................. 13 2.1.3.1.2 Secondary meaning…………………………………… 14 2.1.4 Language Variety………………………………………. 14 2.1.5 Spoken Variety…………………………………………. 15 2.1.6 Register…………………………………………………. 15 2.1.7 Definition of Term…………....................................... 16 2.1.7.1 Types of Formations of Terms…………………………. 17 2.1.7.1.1 Single Form………………………………………… 18 2.1.7.1.2 Complex Forms……………….............................. 18 2.1.7.1.3 Phrasal Form……………………………………….. 18 2.1.8 Diction…………………………………………………. 19 Universitas Sumatera Utara 2.2 Review of Related Studies……………............................. 20 2.3 Conceptual Framework………………………………….... 21 CHAPTER III: METHODS OF RESEARCH………………………………. 24 3.1 Research Method…………………………………………… 24 3.2 Research Design……………………................................. 25 3.3 Sources of Data……………….......................................... 25 3.4 Data Collection Procedures………………………………… 26 3.5 Data Analysis…………................................................... 27 3.6 Indicators of Register……………………………………….. 29 CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 4.1 Form Analysis of Register in Screen Junkies’ Honest Movie Trailers…............................................................. 34 4.1.1 Single Form Analysis.……................................................. 34 4.1.1.1 Single form of register in Screen Junkies’ Honest Movie Trailers for Frozen……….................................................. 34 4.1.1.2 Single form of register in Screen Junkies’ Honest Movie Trailers for Big Hero 6…................................................... 36 4.1.1.3 Single form of register in Screen Junkies’ Honest Movie Trailers for Maleficent……................................................ 38 4.1.1.4 Single form of register in Screen Junkies’ Honest Movie Trailers for The Jungle Book……………………………….. 41 4.1.1.5 Single form of register in Screen Junkies’ Honest Movie Trailers for Pirates of the Caribbean……………………… 44 4.1.2 Complex Form Analysis…………………………………. 47 4.1.2.1 Affixation