AN ANALYSIS OF SLANGS FOUND IN “ALL AMERICAN GIRL 01” NOVEL BY MEG CABOT
THESIS
BY: MAYNDA INTAN SARI
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG AUGUST 2014
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AN ANALYSIS OF SLANGS FOUND IN “ALL AMERICAN GIRL 01” NOVEL BY MEG CABOT
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
BY:
MAYNDA INTAN SARI 201010100311292
By: MAYNDA INTAN SARI
201010100311292
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG AUGUST 2014
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This thesis written by Maynda Intan Sari was approved on August 15th, 2014
By:
Advisor I, Advisor II,
Rina Wahyu Setyaningrum, S.Pd, M.Ed Dr. Sudiran, M.Hum
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This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang
and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Education
on August 15th, 2014
Approved by:
Faculty of Teacher training and Education
University of Muhammadiyah Malang
Dean,
Examiners: Signatures:
1. Puji Sumarsono, S.Pd, M.Pd 1. ……………….
2. Laela Hikmah, M.A 2. ……………….
3. Rina Wahyu Setyaningrum, S.Pd, M.Ed 3. ……………….
4. Dr. Sudiran, M.Hum 4. ……………….
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
Barang siapa menempuh suatu jalan untuk mencari ilmu,
maka Allah memudahkannya mendapat jalan ke syurga
( H.R Muslim)
Education is the best equipment for the old days.
(Anonymous)
DEDICATION:
I dedIcated thIs thesIs to:
My beloved father and Mother,
My brother,
And my friends.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulillah, all the praise to Allah SWT, the Merciful and Charitable. God
who has been giving His blessing and affection to the writer to complete this thesis.
The writer would like to express her appreciation and deepest gratitude to
Rina Wahyu Setyaningrum, S.Pd, M.Ed (Advisor I) and Dr. Sudiran, M.Hum
(Advisor II) for the guidance, suggestion, advice, comments and corrections during
the completion of this thesis.
The writer’s sincere gratitude and respect are assigned to her beloved parents
(Adi and Sri Minarni), brother (Syafriel), and close friend (Anzar, Eni, Qonik, and
Lina), who always give their supports, love, care, and pray.
Finally, the writer realizes there are unintended errors in writing this thesis.
Therefore, the writer expects criticism and suggestions either in writing or orally in
order to improve this thesis.
Malang, August 2014
Maynda Intan Sari
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AN ANALYSIS OF SLANGS FOUND IN “ALL AMERICAN GIRL 01” NOVEL BY MEG CABOT
ABSTRACT
Language is used as a means of communication. Language has several
variations. One of them is slang. Slang is words or phrase which is used in very informal circumstances among close relation. This study is specifically related to slang which has purpose to answer the following the research problems: (1) What are the slangs found in “All American Girl 01” novel by Meg Cabot? (2) What are the semantics meanings of the slangs found in “All American Girl 01” novel by Meg Cabot?
The writer applied descriptive qualitative research design in conducting this study because it described the phenomena that exist in the novel. Besides, the data were collected in the form of words not in the form of numbers. The object of the study was focused on slangs found in “All American Girl 01” novel by Meg Cabot. The data were collected based on the following steps: (1) Reading the novel under investigation; (2) Identifying the slangs used in the novel; (3) Marking the slangs used in the novel (4) Collecting the slangs that found in the novel. Then the procedure of data analysis included in the following steps: (1) Finding the semantics meaning of the slangs from slang dictionary; (2) Relating the semantic meaning of slang with the context; (3) Drawing conclusion based on the result in analyzing the data.
Based on the data analysis, it was found that there were 34 slangs in the novel “All American Girl 01” by Meg Cabot. They were used by teenagers in very informal situation. They were created from old words which have new meaning. Therefore, the semantic meanings of slangs were different with Standard English. Out of 34 slangs found in the novel, 31 included as total disorganization. Meanwhile, there were 3 (three) which included as partial disorganization. Total disorganization occurred when none of the rational pattern and regular features of a word were maintained by slang. Slangs added an extra meaning which totally departed from the standard meaning. Then partial disorganization happened when slangs added an extra meaning which there was not in standard meaning, but the association with the standard meaning was still evident.
Keyword: Slang, Novel, All American Girl 01
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE ......................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................ ii
LEGALIZATION ....................................................................................... iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................. iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................... v
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................ vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study ............................................................................. 1
1.2 Statement of Problem ............................................................................ 4
1.3 Purpose of Study.................................................................................... 4
1.4 Significance of Study ............................................................................. 4
1.5 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................ 5
1.6 Definition of Key Terms ........................................................................ 5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Sociolinguistics ..................................................................................... 6
2.2 Language Varieties ................................................................................ 8
2.2.1 Acrolect ........................................................................................ 8
2.2.2 Basilect ......................................................................................... 9
2.2.3 Jargon ........................................................................................... 9
2.2.4 Argot ............................................................................................ 9
2.2.5 Colloquialism................................................................................ 10
2.2.5 Slang ............................................................................................. 10
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2.3 The Semantic Meaning of Slangs .......................................................... 13
2.3.1 Lexical Organization ..................................................................... 13
2.3.1.1 Synonymy ......................................................................... 14
2.3.1.2 Antonymy ......................................................................... 14
2.3.1.3 Hyponymy......................................................................... 14
2.3.1.4 Meronymy ......................................................................... 15
2.3.2 Lexical Disorganization ................................................................ 15
2.3.2.1 Partial Disorganization ...................................................... 15
2.3.2.2 Total Disorganization ........................................................ 15
2.4 The Use of Slang in Novel ..................................................................... 16
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design ................................................................................... 17
3.2 Research Object ..................................................................................... 18
3.3 Research Instrument .............................................................................. 18
3.4 Data Collection ..................................................................................... 19
3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................ 19
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Research Findings .................................................................................. 20
4.1.1 Slangs Found in “All American Girl 01” Novel .......................... 20
4.1.2 The Semantics Meanings of Slangs Used in “All American Girl 01”
Novel ......................................................................................... 22
4.2 Discussion .............................................................................................. 26
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 28
5.2 Suggestions ........................................................................................... 29
5.2.1 Suggestion for the Sociolinguistics Lectures ............................... 29
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5.2.2 Suggestion for the Students of English Department .................... 29
5.2.3 Suggestion for the Next Researcher ............................................ 29
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