Friday, March 21, 2008

AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG USED IN EMINEM’S HIP-HOP MUSIC

By
Tri Wahyuningsih
02004202

ABSTRACT


The objectives of this research are (1) to find out the forms of slang used in Eminem’s Hip-Hop Music, (2) to find out how slang words are formed, and (3) to find out the meaning of slang.

The type of this research is qualitative research. The object of this research is slang used in Eminem’s Hip-Hop Music. The writer analyzes The Marshall Mathers Album LP that contains 15 songs, and released in 2000. In collecting the data, the writer uses noting technique. She identifies the slang from the lyrics and writes them on a notebook. After that, the writer classifies data based on the research questions. This study is done by analyzing the slang words, phrases, or sentences, and by finding their meanings.

The result of the study shows that the forms of slang are words, phrases, phrasal verbs, and sentences. The slang words can be nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The types of phrases are noun phrases, verb phrases, and preposition phrases. And the type of the sentences are statements, imperative, and interrogative sentences. The word formation of slang can be in the form of derivation, compound, clipping or back formation, acronym, blending, proper name, and imitation. The meaning of slang can be denotative and connotative.







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