A SOCIO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH SLANG WORD USED IN RAP MUSIC EMINEM SONGS

Sulandari, Sulandari (2008) A SOCIO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH SLANG WORD USED IN RAP MUSIC EMINEM SONGS. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.

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Abstract

This study aims to describe the characteristics of slang and the lexical and contextual meaning of slang words used in Eminem songs. In collecting the data, the researcher uses document method by reading, selecting and classifying the slang words found in Eminem song lyrics, to achieve these objectives. She classifies the data based on characteristics of slang by Wardhaugh. Then she applies Halliday theory of context in order to get contextual meaning of it. The results of the study show that: (1) There are five characteristics of slang in this song. They are: (a) substitution voice [ð] into [t] and [d] voiced represented as [ð] English spelling represented both voiced interdentals with one orthographic symbol [th]. The voiced interdental fricative [ð] is found in items like with, the, then; (b) substitution voice in final syllable [ər] is replace into [əs], [ə], [əz], voice [u:] substituted by [ə], substitution voice [Ju:] into [t∫Λ], [əu] is substituted by [t ə], [am] in substituted by [ma], [nÞt] into [eint], substituted voice with adding [izz]; (c) [t] and [e] in middle syllable is omitted found in little is written with lil, [v] in the middle syllable is omitted found in everyday is written e’eryday; [I] and [tə] is substituted [n] going to is written gon, weak form [bi], [ð], [a] found in the word because, them, about, (d) weak form [r] word is given stress for the purpose of the emphasis in more, for, your is written fo, mo, yo and (e) [g] in the end of word [ŋ] is omitted, but it is substituted by [n] found in giving is written with givin; (2) Through comparison between the lexical and contextual meaning of the words. It also presents the different kinds of meaning, there are five changes of meaning: (a) The real meaning of the word is broader than the new meaning which is represented by the same words; (b) The new meaning of the word is broader than its real meaning; (c) The real meaning and the new meaning of the word can share some features of meaning whereas some of them has different meaning; (d) The real meaning and the new meaning of the word is different; (e) The new meaning of the word does not has the real meaning.

Item Type:	Karya ilmiah (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Socio-semantic, Slangs, Rap Music
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Ari Fatmawati
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2009 03:12
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2011 04:03
URI:	http://eprints.ums.ac.id/id/eprint/1096

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