IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION FOUND IN TAYLOR SWIFT’S 1989 ALBUM A PAPER WRITTEN BY VEGA TANNYA MARZ NO REG: 132202011 DIPLOMA-III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURE STUDY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA MEDAN 2016 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by Supervisor, Drs.M. Syafi’ie Siregar, M.A. NIP . 19561113198601 1 001 Submitted to Faculty of letters University of North Sumatera In partial fulfilment of the equirements for DIPLOMA(D-III) in English. Approved by Head of English Study Program, Dr. Matius C. A. Sembiring, M.A. NIP : 19521126198112 1 001 Approved by the DIPLOMA III Of English Departement Faculty of letters, University of North Sumatera As a paper for the Diploma (D-III) Examination UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the board of Examiners in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the D-III Examinaton of the Diploma-III of English Study Program, Faculty of Culture Study, University of Sumatera Utara. The examination is held on June, 2016 Faculty of Culture Study, University of Sumatera Utara Dean, Dr. Budi Agustono, M. S. NIP. 19600805198703 1 001 Board of Examiners Signature 1. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A. (Head of ESP) 2. Dr. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum. (Supervisor) 3. Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, M.A. (Reader) UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR'S DECLARATION I. VEGA TANNYA MARZ, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper 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 acknowledgement in the main text of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in any tertiary education. Signed : Date : June, 2016 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION Name : VEGA TANNYA MARZ Title of Paper : Idiomatic Expression Found In taylor Swift’s 1989 Album Qualification : D-III / Ahli Madya Study Program : English I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion of the Librarian of the Diploma III English Department Faculty of Culture Studies, University of North Sumatera on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation under law of the Republic of Indonesia. Signed : Date : June, 2016 ii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Paper yang berjudul “Idiomatic Expression Found in Taylor Swift’s 1989 Album, 2016. Membahas tentang idiomatic expression dalam 10 lagu Taylor Swift yang dipilih secara acak. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian perpustakaan (library reseach) dan metode dalam menganalisa data adalah menggunakan metode descriptive (descriptive method). Analisis ini dilakukan karena banyak orang yang bisa menyanyikan lagu dalam bahasa Inggris tapi banyak juga di antara mereka tidak mengerti makna dari lagu yang mereka nyanyikan Pengetahuan tentang makna sebuah lagu sangatlah penting dalam menikmati sebuah lagu. Dari analisa data penulis menemukan 8 bentuk idiom yang ada dalam lagu Taylor Swift dan menterjemahkannya kedalam makna yang lain, yaitu: verb and preposition, verbal expression, idiomatic in comparison, adjective phrase, two words verb, adjective and noun, idiomatic expression with preposition, dan idiomatic expression with verb and noun in combination. Dengan kata lain lagu Taylor Swift banyak menggunakan tipe idiom verb and preposition. Secara umum makna dari keseluruhan bisa digambarkan oleh satu kata sehingga mudah dimengerti. iii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSRACT A paper with title “Idiomatic Expression Found in Taylor Swift’s 1989 Album, 2016”. Containing of analysis idiomatic expression in ten of Taylor Swift’s songs, which are chosen randomly. The method of reseach applies in this study is library reseach, and method of analysis the data is descriptive method. The analysis is done because most of people can sing a English song, but most of them can not understand the meaning of the song. However, it is very important to know the meaning for enjoy the song. After analysis the data, the writer found 8 various of idiom in Taylor Swift’s songs, they are: verb and preposition, verbal expression, idiomatic in comparison, adjective phrase, two words verb, adjective and noun, idiomatic expression with preposition, dan idiomatic expression with verb and noun in combination. So the writer concludes that most of Taylor Swift’s song used Verb and preposition form. Generally, whole of the literal meaning can describe by one word so that the meaning is easy to understand. iv UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I want to thank and praise to Allah SWT, The Almighty God, for blessing me in completing this paper as one of the requirements to get a Diploma certificate in English Department at Faculty of Culture Studies University of Sumatera Utara. Furthermore, I would also like to thank to my supervisor Dr. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum, who has given her advice, critics and precious time in correcting and tell me what I have suppose to do in this paper for its completeness. My thank also goes to the Head of English Diploma Program Dr. Matius C.A Sembiring, M.A for his guidance and developing critics and also the Dean of Faculty of Culture Studies Dr. Budi Agustono, M.A for allowing me to study in Faculty of Culture Studies. The most special thank is dedicated to my beloved parents, Marzamni Adamy and Yulisma for their love and patience, supporting me morally, spiritually and financially in completing this paper. My thank also goes to my lovely sister Shahnaz Afifa, and my brothers Andrian Rozan Marz, M. Fatur Febriansyah, Raffa Adam Alfarizi and Raffi Adam Alfarizi for his love and supporting me in every condition. I present this paper for you all. Finally, my greatest thank to all my best friends Ivo Dwi, Dinda Arini, Ade Putri, Khairunissa, Rifky Indra, Viny Effendi, Yulia Novita, Riska Alyani, Wilda Putri, Nurul Hapsari, Pila Bina, Siti Amboro, Rizka Asmaul, Rizky Kuriawan, and v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Riezky Nanda for their help, loyalty, love and support and sharing your time to suggest me to do my best in finishing my paper. Thanks for being my true friends who always care. I will always remember you guys. Last but not least, my thank to all my friends in class A and B who I cannot mention one by one here. However, I realize that this paper is still far from being perfect because it is not easy to finish it to my satisfaction. Therefore, I welcome any constructive criticism and suggestions to give more advantages in the future. Medan, 8th June 2016 The Writer Vega Tannya Marz Reg. No : 132202011 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR'S DECLARATION .................................................................................... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ................................................................................... ii ABSTRAK ................................................................................... iii ABSTRACT ................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. vii 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background of The Study ............................................................................. 1 1.2. Problem of The Study ................................................................................... 4 1.3. The Objectives of The Study......................................................................... 5 1.4. The Scope of The Study .............................................................................. 5 1.5. The Significant of The Study ........................................................................ 6 2. REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE ....................................................................... 7 2.1. Idiomatic Expression ...................................................................................... 7 2.2. Type of Idiomatic Expression ......................................................................... 8 2.3. Element of Idiomatic Expression ................................................................... 11 2.4. Relevant of The Study .................................................................................... 11 3. METHOD OF THE STUDY ..................................................................................... 13 3.1. Research Design ............................................................................................. 13 3.2. Data and Data Source ..................................................................................... 13 3.3. Data Collecting Method ................................................................................. 14 3.4. Data Analysis Method .................................................................................... 15 vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 4. FINDING ..................................................................................................... 16 4.1. Data ..................................................................................................... 16 4.2. Type, Element, and Meaning ......................................................................... 17 4.3. Finding ..................................................................................................... 28 5.