AN ANALYSIS OF TABOO WORDS IN RnB SONGS IN PITBULL’S ALBUM “GLOBALIZATION” A THESIS BY SYAYU MUTIARA REG.NO. 120705062 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2017 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AN ANALYSIS OF TABOO WORDS IN RnB SONGS IN PITBULL’S ALBUM “GLOBALIZATION” A THESIS BY SYAYU MUTIARA REG. NO. 120705062 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2017 i UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA 1 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination. Head, Secretary, Dr. Deliana, M.Hum. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D NIP. 19571117198303 2 002 NIP.19750209 200812 1 002 2 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan. The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on April 6th, 2017. Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. NIP. 19600805 198703 1 001 Board of Examiners Dr. Deliana, M.Hum. ___________________ Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A. Ph.D. ___________________ Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A. ___________________ Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, M.A. ___________________ 3 UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I, SYAYU MUTIARA, 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 THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION. Signed : Syayu Mutiara Date : April 6th, 2017 v UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA COPYRIGHT DECLARATION NAME : SYAYU MUTIARA TITLE OF THESIS : AN ANALYSIS OF TABOO WORDS IN RnB SONGS IN PITBULL’S ALBUM “GLOBALIZATION” 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 : Syayu Mutiara Date : April 6th, 2017 vi UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alhamdulillah, first of all I would like to thank Allah SWT and both of my parents as finally I was able to finish my thesis to complete my S1 study in English Department. The title of my thesis is “An Analysis of Taboo Words in RnB Songs in Pitbull’s Album “Globalization””. This thesis is written to find out some taboo words which are used in RnB songs. And to help the readers or other people who like to listen to RnB songs to know the actual taboo words in the songs. So they will not sing the songs publicly again. This thesis had been written with much effort. Eventhough many problems happened while writing this thesis. Luckily, all the problems could be settled down and I was able to adapt properly and wisely. Besides that, sincere thank I address to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A. and Drs. Chairul Husni, M.Ed. TESOL. because without their guidance my thesis can not be written properly. They used to give me a lot of advice and supports. They also guide how to write the thesis in purpose to produce a good outcome from the research that I did. I also want to thank Dr. Deliana, M.Hum, Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S. and Mr. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A,Ph.D. who would like to help me during the writing proccess. Finally, I would like to express my thank to my beloved friend Wiratama that supports me all the time. Thank you to Danty and Ira that always become my nice and faithfull friends for more than 15 years. Thanks also to my seniors Rizqy Aldilini Akbar S.S who has guided me in writing my thesis. vii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA Thanks also to Bank Indonesia and GenBI for giving me scholarship for two years. I also would like to thank Mr. Dadal Angkoro who always gives me advice, Mrs. Citra Agustina, Mr. Abdurrachman (Bang Doel), Mrs. Elly Sariati and Mrs. Vika. Thank you my beloved friend in GenBI Vanny, Fadly, Andre, Nugik, Billy, Eric, Ihsan, Dhian, Taufik, Karin, Tami and the others. Thanks to Dini, Zara, Reffi, Ossy, Elsa, Abel, Dimas, Wahyu, Kevin, Edo, Icung and Daud for being my friends during the studies in Faculty of Cultural Studies. Thank you for all my classmates, Most FM crews, and thank you to everybody whose name can not be mentioned one by one. Hopefully, this thesis can be useful for a further study to anyone who is interested in studying taboo words or RnB songs. Medan, 6th April 2017 SYAYU MUTIARA (120705062) viii UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRACT Taboo words are commonly used in daily expression and in the songs lyrics. This is proved by the winning of many singer who always used taboo words in their songs. They win some trophies from music awards such as MTV Music Awards and Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. Many people sing songs which contain taboo words publicly. Taboo words are used in RnB songs. Especially in Pitbull’s album of “Globalization”. The present study analyzed all the lyrics in the RnB songs in Pitbull’s album of “Globalization” by applying descriptive qualitative method. There are four kinds of taboo words which are used in RnB songs in Pitbull’s Album “Globalization”, they are Offensive Slang, Profanity, Sexual Referent and Scatalogical. And in the Pitbull’s album of “Globalization,” the dominant kind taboo words which is used in all of the songs is sexual referent. The total of taboo words which found were 35 where offensive slang consisted of 11 words (31.43%), profanity consisted of 1 (2.86%), sexual referent consisted of 20 (57.14%), and scatological referent consisted of 3 (8.57%). In relation to the conclusion, it is suggested that the songs which contain taboo words should not be sung publicly, especially in front of children. And for singer or songs writer, it is better not to use taboo words. So that the songs will sound better and politely. Keywords : Taboo words, RnB, Pitbull, Offensive Slang, Profanity, Sexual Referent, Scatalogical. ix UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA ABSTRAK Kata-kata tabu umumnya digunakan dalam ekspresi sehari-hari dan dalam lirik lagu. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan menangnya banyak penyanyi yang selalu menggunakan kata-kata tabu dalam lagu mereka. Mereka memenangkan beberapa piala dari penghargaan musik seperti MTV Music Awards dan Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Banyak orang yang menyanyikan lagu-lagu yang berisi kata-kata tabu secara umum. Kata tabu ini digunakan dalam lagu-lagu RnB. Khususnya di album Pitbull yang berjudul "Globalization Penelitian yang disajikan adalah menganalisis semua lirik lagu RnB yang ada di album Pitbull yang berjudul “Globalization” dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif.. Ada empat jenis kata tabu yang digunakan dalam lagu RnB pada album Pitbull yang berjudul "Globalisasi", yaitu adalah Offensive Slang, Profanity, Sexual Referent dan Scatalogical Referent. Dan dalam album Pitbul yang "Globalisasi," kata tabu yang dominan digunakan dalam semua lagu-lagu adalahSexual Referent. Total dari kata- kata tabu yang ditemukan adalah 35 di mana kategori Offensive Slang terdiri dari 11 kata-kata (31.43%), Profanity terdiri dari 1 (2,86%), Sexual Referent terdiri atas 20 (57.14%), dan scatological referent terdiri dari 3 (8.57%). Dalam kaitannya dengan kesimpulan, disarankan, lagu-lagu yang berisi kata-kata tabu tidaklah dinyanyikan di depan umum, terutama di depan anak-anak. Dan untuk penyanyi atau penulis lagu, lebih baik untuk tidak menggunakan kata-kata tabu. Sehingga lagu-lagu akan terdengar lebih baik dan sopan. Kata Kunci: Taboo words, RnB, Pitbull, Offensive Slang, Profanity, Sexual Referent, Scatalogical. x UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION...........................................................................................v COPYRIGHT DECLARATION.......................................................................................vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...............................................................................................vii ABSTRACT.........................................................................................................................ix ABSTRAK............................................................................................................................x TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................xi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION........................................................................................1 1.1 Background of the Study...................................................................1 1.2 Problem of the Study.........................................................................2 1.3 Objective of the Study.......................................................................3 1.4 Scope of the Study.............................................................................3 1.5 Significance of the Study...................................................................3 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE...................................................................4