AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG WORDS IN ‘FRIENDS SEASON 2’ MOVIE DIRECTED BY DAVID CRANE AND MARTA KAUFFMAN ANITA KAJALAKI 201610100311202 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHING TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2020 AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG WORDS IN ‘FRIENDS SEASON 2’ MOVIE DIRECTED BY DAVID CRANE AND MARTA KAUFFMAN THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Language Education By: ANITA KAJALAKI 201610100311202 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2020 i ii MOTTO AND DEDICATION MOTTO Our life what our thought make it. (Hafosan) DEDICATION I dedicated this thesis to: My Mother, Father All of my family And All My Friends that Support Me. iii iv AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG WORDS IN ‘FRIENDS SEASON 2’ MOVIE DIRECTED BY DAVID CRANE AND MARTA KAUFFMAN ABSTRACT Language has many variations in society which used by many people in this world. One of the famous variety of language that used by people is slang words. Slang is one of varieties of language in sociolinguistics used by society to interact each other based on context and used by some communities. This study focused on slang words in ‘Friends Season 2’ movie directed by David Crane and Marta Kauffman with two purposes: (1) To describe the meanings of slang words used by three the main characters of ‘Friends Season 2’ movie. (2) To identify types of slang words used by three the main characters of ‘Friends Season 2’ movie. In this research, the researcher used descriptive qualitative method. It is expected to get the data about what are the meanings of slang words used by three the main characters of ‘Friends Season 2’ Movie and What are types of slang words used by three the main characters of ‘Friends Season 2’ movie. The object of this research was a movie especially in the dialogues of ‘Friends Season 2’movie. This research was using document analysis. Then, the human investigator is the primary instrument for gathering and analyzing data on this research the researchers use documentation. The finding revealed that the meanings of slang words used by the actors are different according to the context of ‘Friends Season 2’ movie. It also revealed types of slang are two types are slang in the form of words and slang in the form of phrase. The slang in the form of words is a linguistic unit that smaller than a phrase. And the slang in the form of phrase is it shows their feelings, opinions or ideas. Key words: sociolinguistics, slang, friends season 2movie Advisor I The researcher Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum. Anita Kajalaki v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Alhamdulillah and all praise to Allah SWT, the most merciful and charitable who gives guidance, affection, and blessing so that the researcher is able to finish this thesis. They are the most perfect words that the writer express for this successful these under the tittle “An Analysis of Slang Words in ‘Friends Season2’ Movie’. The researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude toward Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum as her first advisor and Agista Nidya Wardani, S.S, S.Pd. M.A. as her second advisor for their comments and corrections during the completion of this thesis. Finally, her deepest gratitude goes to her beloved mother, father, brother, and sisters who always give edless love, prayers, and encouragement during thesis period. The researcher also thanks to all her beloved friends for their kindness and moral support during her research. Thanks for the friendship and memories. The writer hopes that this thesis will be beneficial for the readers. Malang, July 20, 2020 Anita Kajalaki vi TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL iii MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS iv LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY v ABSTRACT vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii TABLE OF CONTENS viii LIST OF APPENDICES x CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 3 1.3 Purpose of the Study 3 1.4 Significance of the Study Scope and Limitation 4 1.5 Scope and Limitation 4 1.6 Definition of Key terms 5 CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Sociolinguistics 7 2.2 Slang Language 7 2.2.1Type of Slang 8 2.2.2The Slang Words 9 2.3 History of Slang 10 2.4 Characteristic of Slang 11 2.5 Friends Season 2 Movie 12 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD 3.1 Research Design 14 3.2 Research Object 15 3.3 Data Collection 15 3.3.1 Research Instrument 15 3.3.2 Procedure 16 3.4 Data Analysis 16 vii CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Research Finding 18 4.2 Discussion 40 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion 43 5.2 Suggestion 44 REFERENCES 45 APPENDICES 48 viii LIST OF APPENDIX Appendix I. 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