SLANG TERMS USED IN “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET” MOVIE SCRIPT
By: YOHAN WEDHA PRATAMA NIM 200832113
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2015
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SLANG TERMS USED IN “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET” MOVIE SCRIPT
SKRIPSI Presented to the University of Muria Kudus In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education Department
By: YOHAN WEDHA PRATAMA NIM 200832113
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY 2015 iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. -Philippians 4:13-
The brighter you are, the more you have to learn. -Don Herold
Imagination makes a person alive. -Y. B. Yeats-
People who want to change something, must have the courage to face the gaze of the world. -Elizabeth Janeway-
I'm not sure I can be happy, to doing everything I do not like. -Joe Pratama-
DEDICATION For the writer‘s savior, Jesus Christ. Your love is so amazing, he is blessed. Dedicated to the writer‘s beloved Grandma. Sorry for his late, miss you so much. And for all of you, thank you. Love yours.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Jesus Christ, the most gracious and merciful, the kings of universe and space. Thanks to God because the writer could complete this graduating paper as one of requirement to finished his study in English Education Department of Muria Kudus University. This graduating paper would not have been completed without support, guidance and help from individual‘s institution. Therefore, the writer would like to express special thanks to: 1. Dr. Suparnyo, S.H., M.S., as the rector of Muria Kudus University. 2. Diah Kurniati, M.Pd., as the head of English Education Department of Muria Kudus University. 3. Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd., and Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd., as the advisors of this
graduating paper. Thanks for all your suggestion,
recommendation and support for this graduating paper from the beginning till the end. 4. All lecturers in English Education Department of Muria Kudus University. Thanks for all guidance, knowledge, support, and etc. 5. The writer‘s mother and father, and all of Natan Sudarmo‘s biggest family. 6. Special thanks for the writer‘s beloved Grandma. You‘re the best teacher of his life, and all of this is just for you. 7. All of the writer‘s friends, thanks for the cheerfull and your togetherness. Finally, the writer thanks to everybody who has helped him in finishing this graduating paper. Thanks for all supports, advice, suggestion and other helps that you all gives. The writer hopes that this graduating paper will useful for everyone. Kudus, January 25th, 2016 The writer Yohan Wedha Pratama vii
ABSTRACT
Pratama, Yohan Wedha. 2015. Slang Terms Used In “The Wolf of Wall Street” Movie Script. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisors: (i) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd., (ii) Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd. Key Word: descriptive analysis qualitative method, slang, “The Wolf of Wall Street” movie. People always use slang language in their life to communicate with other. They use this word without understanding more deeply about it because they just follow these words from TV, movie, magazine, song lyrics, social network, and manymore. This study concerns with the descriptive analysis qualitative method of slang terms in the ―The Wolf of Wall Street‖ movie script. This study proposes some problems; the kinds, formations, and literal and figurative meaning. Hopefully, this study will be useful for students of English Education Department, especially to help them understand slang terms used in the ―The Wolf of Wall Street‖ movie script. The writer uses a descriptive analysis qualitative method to classify and analyze the slang terms. After investigating the slang terms in movie script, the writer found several findings on it based on literary works for the writer to strengthen the hypothesis. There are 44 slang terms found in the ―The Wolf of Wall Street‖ movie script and it has been classified and put into table in chapter 4. In the table aer divided in two tables which classified from kinds, types and the word formation of slang terms, there are: blending, clipping, multiple process, affixes, coinage, and compounding. And then, the second table is about classified the 44 slang terms into the literal and figurative meaning. This study shows that there are many aspects of slang terms which can be analyses more deeply to increase our knowledge and new vocabulary. For the future researchers, hoped that slang is more freely to research and become a highly qualified data sources in order to become a learning materials for students who wants to study about language variety and enrich english vocabularies.
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ABSTRAK
Pratama, Yohan Wedha. 2015. Istilah Slang yang Digunakan pada Skrip Film “The Wolf of Wall Street”. Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd., (ii) Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd. Kata Kunci: metode deskriptif kualitatif, slang, film “The Wolf of Wall Street”. Hampir semua orang selalu menggunakan bahasa slang di dalam percakapan mereka sehari-hari. Mereka menggunakan kata-kata tersebut tanpa memahami lebih dalam tentang makna yang sebenarnya karena mereka hanya mengikuti apa yang mereka lihat di televisi, film, majalah, lirik lagu, jaringan sosial, dan banyak lagi lainnya. Skripsi ini berkonsentrasi pada istilah slang di skrip film ―The Wolf of Wall Street‖ dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif analisis kualitatif. Skripsi ini menghasilkan beberapa masalah; jenis, formasi, dan makna literal dan figuratif. Diharapkan, dengan terbentuknya skripsi ini akan menjadikan lebih berguna untuk mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan bahasa Inggris di UMK, terutama untuk menunjang mereka untuk lebih memahami istilah slang di dalam transkrip film ―The Wolf of Wall Street‖. Penulis menggunakan metode analisa deskriptif kualitatif untuk mengklasifikasikan dan menganalisa istilah slang tersebut. Setelah menyelidiki istilah slang di dalam transkrip film tersebut, penulis menemukan beberapa temuan berdasarkan pada karya ilmiah dan acuan terpercaya untuk memperkuat penelitian skripsi tersebut. Ada 44 istilah slang yang ditemukan di dalam skrip film ―The Wolf of Wall Street‖ dan di kelompokkan di dalam tabel di Bab 4. Setelah diformasikan sebagai: blending, clipping, multiple process, affixes, coinage, and compounding. Dan kemudian di masukkan pada tabel ke 2 digunakan untuk mengklasifikan 44 istilah slang tersebut dan selanjutnya untuk mengetahui makna literal dan figuratif dari istilah slang tersebut. Sebagai hasil, skripsi ini menunjukkan bahwa ada beberapa aspek dari istilah slang yang dapat di analisa lebih mendalam untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kita dan untuk menambahkan kosakata bahasa Inggris yang baru. Bagi peneliti selanjutnya, penulis mengharapkan untuk lebih lebih bebas lagi dalam mengeksplorasi slang dan sebagai data yang sangat kualitatif dan sebagai sarana dan material pembelajaran bagi pelajar atau mahasiswa yang ingin belajar tentang variasi bahasa inggris dan untuk memperkaya kosakata bahasa Inggris.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page COVER .............................................................................................................. i LOGO ............................................................................................................. ii TITLE ............................................................................................................ iii MOTTO AND DEDICATION .......................................................................... iv ADVISORS’S APPROVAL ................................................................................ v EXAMINERS’S APPROVAL .......................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................ vii ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................... viii ABSTRAK .......................................................................................................... ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................... x LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... xiii LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................. xiv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Research ............................................................................ 1 1.2 Statement of the Problems ............................................................................... 6 1.3 Objective of the Research ................................................................................ 6 1.4 The Significance of Research ........................................................................... 7 1.5 Scope of the Research ...................................................................................... 7 1.6 Operational Definitions .................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER II: REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Slang
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2.1.1 Definition of Slang ...................................................................................... 10 2.1.2 Slang as Language ....................................................................................... 13 2.1.3 Slang as a Communication Media .............................................................. 15 2.1.4 Characteristic of Slang ................................................................................ 16
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2.2 Kinds of Slang ................................................................................................ 19 2.3 The Formation of Slang ................................................................................. 23 2.4 Meaning of Slang ........................................................................................... 26 2.4.1 Literal Meaning of Slang ............................................................................ 26 2.4.2 Figurative Meaning of Slang ....................................................................... 27 2.5 The Wolf of Wall Street Movie ..................................................................... 28 2.5.1 Definitions of Movie ................................................................................... 29 2.5.2 Genre Types of Movies ............................................................................... 30 2.5.3 Synopsis of The Wolf of Wall Street Movie ............................................... 36 2.6 Sociolinguistic Aspect of The Wolf of Wall Street Movie ............................ 37 2.7 Review of Previous Research ......................................................................... 37 2.8 Theoretical Framework .................................................................................. 38
CHAPTER III: METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Design of the Research ................................................................................... 40 3.2 Data and Data Sources ................................................................................... 40 3.3 Data Collection ............................................................................................... 41 3.4 Data Analysis ................................................................................................. 42
CHAPTER IV: FINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 The Kinds and The Formation of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script ....................................................................................... 44 4.2 The Literal and Figurative Meaning of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script .......................................................................... 47
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CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION 5.1 The Kinds of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script ............................................................................................................. 51 5.2 The Formations of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script ............................................................................................................. 52 5.3 The Literal and Figurative Meaning of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script .......................................................................... 53
CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 55 6.2 Suggestion ...................................................................................................... 56
REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 58 APPENDICES .................................................................................................... 60
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 2.1 Genre Types of Movies ..................................................................... 31 Table 3.1 The Kinds and The Formation of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script ..................................................... 42 Table 3.2 The Literal and Figurative Meaning of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script .............................................. 43 Table 4.1 The Kinds and The Formation of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script ..................................................... 44 Table 4.2 The Literal and Figurative Meaning of Slang Terms Found In The Wolf of Wall Street Movie Script .............................................. 47
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LIST OF APPENDICES
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Appendix 1 The English Script of ―The Wolf of Wall Street‖ Movie ................. 60 Appendix 2 Statement .......................................................................................... 63 Appendix 3 Keterangan Selesai Bimbingan Skripsi ............................................ 64 Appendix 3 Curriculum Vitae .............................................................................. 65
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