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AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN “AMERICAN GANGSTER” MOVIE THESIS By: MUHAMMAD KHABIBI 08360123 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2012 AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN “AMERICAN GANGSTER” MOVIE THESIS By: MUHAMMAD KHABIBI 08360123 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2012 AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN “AMERICAN GANGSTER” MOVIE THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education By: MUHAMMAD KHABIBI 08360123 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2012 i ii MOTTO AND DEDICATION Jadi Diri Sendiri, Cari Jati Diri, dan Dapatkan Hidup Yang Mandiri Optimis, Karena Hidup Terus Mengalir Dan Kehidupan Terus Berputar Sesekali Lihat Ke Belakang Untuk Melanjutkan Perjalanan Yang Tiada Berujung ُ ْ ْ َ َْ ِ ﷲ ُ اﱠ ِ ْ َ َآُ ْا ِ ْ ُ ْ َواﱠ ِ ْ َ أ ْو ُ ْاا ِ َ َد َر ٍ “Allah meninggikan orang-orang yang beriman diantara kamu dan orang-orang yang diberi ilmu pengetahuan beberapa derajat” DEDICATION I dedicated this thesis to: My beloved mother and father Brother and sister My friends iii iv v TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL ……………………………………………………………… i LEGALIZATION ……………………………………………………….. ii MOTTO AND DEDICATION ………………………………………….. iii ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………… iv ACKNOWLEDMENTS………………………………………………….. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………….. vi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study……………………………………… 1 1.2 Problems of the Study…………………………………….. 4 1.3 Purposes of Study…………………………………………. 4 1.4 Significance of Study……………………………………… 4 1.5 Scope of Limitation………………………………………... 5 1.6 Definition of Key Terms…………………………………… 5 CHAPTER II: REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Theory Relevant to Research Questions…………………... 6 2.1.1 Sociolinguistics……………………………………………6 2.1.2 Language and Society .………………………………….. 7 2.1.3 Language Variation……………………………………… 9 2.1.3.1 Language and Dialect…………………………………. 9 2.1.3.2 Regional Dialects……………………………………… 10 2.1.3.3 Social Dialects……………………………..………….. 10 2.1.3.4 Styles………………………………………………….. 10 2.1.3.5 Registers…………………...…………………………... 11 2.1.4 Definition of Slang……………………………………..... 11 2.1.5 Types of Slang…………………………………………... 12 2.1.6 Characteristics of Slang………………………………… 13 2.1.7 The Reason of Using Slang…………………………….. 17 2.1.8 The Characters in a Story………………………………. 19 vi 2.1.9 Film as Literary Visual………………………………….. 19 2.2 Current Literature Relevant to Research Questions …….. 20 2.2.1 An Analysis of Slang in “Gridiron Gang” Movie…..…… 20 2.2.2 A Study on Slang in Akon’s Konvicted Album…..…….. 21 2.2.3 A Study on slang in the Short Message Service (SMS) used by OSIS Organization at SMU Negeri 01 Batu…..……………...... 21 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design…………………………………………... 22 3.2 Research Object…………………………………………… 23 3.3 Research Instrument………………………………………. 23 3.4 Data Collection……………………………………………. 23 3.5 Data Analysis……………………………………………... 24 CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Research Findings………………………………………… 25 4.4.1 the Slang Used by the Main Characters………………… 25 4.4.2 Slang in the Form of Words……………………………. 25 4.4.2 Slang in the Form of expressions………………………. 27 4.2 Discussion………………………………………………… 38 CHAPTER V: CONGCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIOS 5.1 Conclusions……………………………………………….. 40 5.2 Suggestions……………………………………………….. 42 REFERENCE APPENDIX I APPENDIX II APPENDIX III vii REFERENCE Akbar, Nur Muhammad. 2009. 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