Digital Repository Universitas Jember UNDERSTANDING SLANG IN EMINEM’S THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 THESIS Written by Fenidha Dwi Jayanti 100110101093 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS JEMBER UNIVERSITY 2015 Digital Repository Universitas Jember UNDERSTANDING SLANG IN EMINEM’S THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 THESIS presented to the English Department Faculty of Letters Jember University as one of the requirements to obtain the award of Sarjana Sastra degree in English studies Written by Fenidha Dwi Jayanti 100110101093 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS JEMBER UNIVERSITY 2015 i Digital Repository Universitas Jember DEDICATION With sincerity and love, I proudly dedicate this thesis to: 1. My beloved father and mother, H. Suis Effendi and Hj. Endang Marheni, for their prayer, endless support, strong struggle and wholehearted love; 2. My dear sister, Siska Puspita Sari; and my nephew Muhammad Zhafran Alfatih, the reason for me to keep fighting; 3. My big family, for supporting me along this way; 4. All of my friends in Faculty of Letters, I thank them for their hospitality and best friendship during the years in Faculty of Letters, especially the academic year 2010; 5. My Alma Mater. ii Digital Repository Universitas Jember MOTTO By such innovations are languages enriched, when the words are adopted by the multitude, and naturalized by custom - Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) - iii Digital Repository Universitas Jember DECLARATION I hereby state that the thesis entitled “Understanding Slang in Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2” is an original piece of writing. I certify that the analysis and the research described in this thesis have not already been submitted for any other degree or any publication. I certainly certify to the best of my knowledge that all sources used and any help received in the preparation of this thesis have been acknowledged. Jember, July 13th, 2015 The Writer, Fenidha Dwi Jayanti SN 100110101093 iv Digital Repository Universitas Jember APPROVAL SHEET Approved and received by the Examination Committee of English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University. Name : Fenidha Dwi Jayanti Student Number : 100110101093 Title : Understanding Slang in Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Day/Date : July 13th, 2015 Place : Faculty of Letters, Jember University Examination Committee Chairman, Secretary, Drs. Albert Tallapessy, M.A., Ph.D Indah Wahyuningsih, S.S., M.A. NIP. 196304111988021001 NIP. 196801142000122001 The Members: 1. Drs. Wisasongko, M.A. (……………………………) NIP. 196204141988031004 2. Sabta Diana, S.S., M.A. (……………………………) NIP. 197509192006042001 Approved by, The Dean Dr. Hairus Salikin, M.Ed. NIP. 196310151989021001 v Digital Repository Universitas Jember ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My best praise is due to the almighty Allah, The almighty who always gives me his blessings and mercies so that I can finish writing the thesis. I would like to gratefully acknowledge to several people in connection with writing and finishing the research. They are: 1. Dr. Hairus Salikin, M.Ed, the Dean of Faculty of Letters, Jember University; 2. Dra. Supiastutik, M.Pd, the Head of English Department who encourages and supports me to be a tough student; 3. Drs. Albert Tallapessy, M.A., Ph.D, my academic consultant as well as my first advisor who patiently shows and gives me brilliant beneficial guidance in conducting this thesis during his busy time; 4. Indah Wahyuningsih, S.S., M.A, my academic consultant as well as my second advisor who keeps on motivating me wholeheartedly and gives smart solutions for all my academic problems along this way; 5. All lecturers of English Department who have taught me their most valuable and important knowledge during my study, all staffs of Faculty of Letters who have helped me in the process of my study, all librarians of central library and of Faculty of Letters’ library for serving me in borrowing books as the source of references; Jember, July 13th, 2015 Fenidha Dwi Jayanti vi Digital Repository Universitas Jember SUMMARY Understanding Slang in Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2; Fenidha Dwi Jayanti, 100110101093; 2015; 51 pages; English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University. Slang is a non standard language occuring in casual conversation which is mostly used by teenagers in daily conversation. One of the important role in forming slang words is using word formation processes theory. Therefore, this research is conducted to describe the word formation processes of slang words in Eminem’s album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The goals of this research are (a) to understand the types of word formation processes that are involved and the lexical meanings of the slang words; and (b) to expose the most frequently used process in forming the slang words. This research apply qualitative methods. To analyze the data, I use Yule’s theory (2006) to categorize the formation processes of slang words. As the result of this research, there are 197 slang words in Eminem’s album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Those words are grouped into nine types of formation processes. They are clipping (43.51%), blending (32.99%), compounding (13.70%), derivation (13.70%), mutiple process (4.56%), acronym (2.53%), coinage (2.03%), borrowing (1.52%), and conversion (1.01%). From all slang words used in the song lyrics, the most dominant process in forming the slang word(s) is clipping and blending. The finding shows that the meaning of the slang words found was suitable with word or phrases in the song lyrics. Based on the result, this study reveals that many slang words can be formed through word formation processes. It is obvious that word formation processes play a significant role in slang words such as borrowing, acronym, clipping, compounding, blending, coinage, multiple processes, derivation and backformation. They create new words from the original words or words which are related to each other. vii Digital Repository Universitas Jember TABLE OF CONTENTS page TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................... i DEDICATION PAGE .............................................................................. ii MOTTO .................................................................................................... iii DECLARATION PAGE .......................................................................... iv APPROVAL SHEET ............................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................... vi SUMMARY .............................................................................................. vii TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................... viii LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................... xi LIST OF APPENDICES ......................................................................... xii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................... 1 1.1 The Background of the Study .................................... 1 1.2 Research Topic ............................................................ 3 1.3 Research Problem ....................................................... 3 1.4 Research Questions .................................................... 3 1.5 The Goals of the Study ............................................... 3 1.6 The Organization of the Thesis ................................. 3 CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................... 5 2.1 Previous Researches ................................................... 5 2.2 Theoretical Review ..................................................... 6 2.2.1 Standard English 7 2.2.2 Non Standard English 8 2.2.3 The Definition of Slang Words 8 2.2.4 The Function of Slang Words 10 2.2.5 Hiphop 15 2.2.6 The Word Formation Processes 16 viii Digital Repository Universitas Jember 2.2.6.1 Compounding 17 2.2.6.2 Blending 17 2.2.6.3 Clipping 18 2.2.6.4 Acronym 19 2.2.6.5 Coinage 19 2.2.6.6 Borrowing 20 2.2.6.7 Back Formation 21 2.2.6.8 Conversion 21 2.2.6.9 Derivation 22 2.2.6.10 Multiple Processes 23 CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH METHOD .................................................. 24 3.1 The Type of Research ................................................. 24 3.2 Data Collection............................................................. 24 3.3 Data Processing .......................................................... 25 3.4 Data Analysis .............................................................. 26 CHAPTER 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ...................................... 28 4.1 The Identification of Slang Words in the Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 28 4.2 The Types of Slang Words in Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 32 4.3 Discussion of Word Formation Processes in Eminem’s Song Lyrics 36 4.3.1 Clipping 36 4.3.2 Blending 40 4.3.3 Compounding 42 4.3.3.1 Compound Nouns 42 4.3.3.2 Compound Adverbs 43 ix Digital Repository Universitas Jember 4.3.4 Acronym 43 4.3.5 Borrowing 45 4.3.6 Derivation 46 4.3.6.1 Suffixes 46 4.3.7 Multiple Processes 47 4.4 The Most Dominant Type of the Word Formation Processes in Eminem’s song lyrics 48 CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION ................................................................ 50 REFERENCES ......................................................................................... 52 APPENDIX .............................................................................................. 55 x Digital Repository Universitas Jember LIST