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
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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
ُ ْ ْ َ ْ َ ِ ﷲُ ا ﱠ ِ ْ َ َآ ُ ْ ا ِ ْ ُ ْ َوا ﱠ ِ ْ َ 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
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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
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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
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