A SYNTACTICAL ANALYSIS IN THE ENGLISH SONG LYRICS OF “THANK YOU ALLAH” ALBUM BY MAHER ZAIN
By
DEFI ANGGRAINI NIM 200832339
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
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A SYNTACTICAL ANALYSIS IN THE ENGLISH SONG LYRICS OF “THANK YOU ALLAH” ALBUM BY MAHER ZAIN
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education
By
DEFI ANGGRAINI NIM 200832339
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
To be close to Allah is the best way to do life.
The failure is close to the success.
Love is giving.
The most faithful friend is the courage and conviction
Dedication:
I dedicate this Skripsi to:
Allah SWT; My Greatest One
My beloved prophet Muhammad SAW My Parents
People who love Allah My sister, Ika Maya Sari
My brothers, Damarjati and Djati. My special friend, Elif
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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Sarjana Skripsi of A Syntactical Analysis in the English Song Lyrics of “Thank You Allah”Album by Maher Zain has been approved by the skripsi advisors for further approval by the Examining Committee.
Kudus, September 2012 Advisor I
Fitri Budi Suryani, SS, M.Pd NIS. 610701000001155
Advisor II
Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd NIP. 0610701000001146
Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean,
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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the skripsi of Defi Anggraini (NIM: 200832339) has been approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for completing the Sarjana Program in English Education.
Kudus, September 2012 Skripsi Examining Committee:
Fitri Budi Suryani, SS, M.P Chairperson NIS. 0610701000001201
Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd Member
NIS. 0610701000001190
Atik Rokhayani, M.Pd Member
NIS. 0610701000001207
Dr. Slamet Utomo Member
NIP.19621219 198703 1 001
Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahirabbil’alamin, thanks to Allah the Lord of Universe that
blessed me and gave me power in finishing my study in English Education Department to accomplish this skripsi entitled “A Syntactical Analysis in the English Song Lyrics of „Thank You Allah‟Album by Maher Zain”.
This skripsi is accomplished with the great help and support of other. In this opportunity, I want to express my sincere gratefulness to:
1. Drs. Susilo Rahardjo, M. Pd as the dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muria Kudus.
2. Fitri Budi Suryani, SS, M. Pd as the head of Department of English Education Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muria Kudus and as the first advisor for her patience, guidance, suggestion and all her understanding for this skripsi to finish on time..
3. Rismiyanto, SS, M. Pd as the second advisor who gave direction, correction and suggestion wisely in accomplishing this skripsi.
4. My beloved parents who always pray and support me in sadness and happiness. I realize that there are many weaknesses. Therefore, suggestions and criticisms are always needed. Hopefully, this skripsi will be great contribution to the English learners and to the improvement of English learning.
Kudus, 27th September 2012
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Anggraini, Defi. 2012. A Syntactical Analysis in the English Song Lyrics of “Thank
You Allah” Album by Maher Zain. Skripsi. English Education Department,
Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Fitri Budi Suryani, SS, M. Pd., (ii) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd.
Keywords: Syntax, analysis, English song lyrics.
Syntax is the relationship of words in sentence and the relationship between sentence and sentence structure. The correlation between the word and another word will form phrase, clause, and sentence. One of song writers, Maher Zain, writes the song lyrics in the “Thank You Allah” album. “Thank You Allah” album is a song album that conveys about religious and spirit and in the song lyrics I find some sentences to be analyzed.
This research is aimed at knowing (i) the types of sentence in the English song lyrics of Thank You Allah album by Maher Zain, and (ii) syntactical rules in the English song lyrics of “Thank You Allah” album by Maher Zain.
This is a qualitative descriptive research. The data were collected by searching and collecting one album of Maher Zain songs and Maher Zain song lyrics, and listening and comparing the songs and song lyrics to get authentic data sources.
The result of the analysis of types of sentence in the English song lyrics of Thank You Allah album by Maher Zain shows that there are 144 declarative sentences, 15 interrogative sentences, 1 exclamatory sentences, and 23 imperative sentences. Almost sentences used in the song lyrics are declarative sentences. So, the sentences used in the song lyrics state a statement and give the information to the listeners about the truth. The result of analysis of syntactical rules in the English song lyrics of Thank You Allah album are so many syntactical rules of the sentences in the English song lyrics. The most dominant rule is NP=N. There are 270 rules of NP=N in the declarative sentences, 36 rules of NP=N in the imperative sentences, 21 rules of NP=N in the interrogative sentences and 1 rule of NP=N in the exclamatory sentence. So, the English song lyrics have many single nouns that have function as subject, direct object or indirect object of the sentences.
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Anggraini, Defi. 2012. Analisis Sintaksis dalam Lirik Lagu Bahasa Inggris dalam
Album “Thank You Allah” oleh Maher Zain. Skripsi. Program Studi Bahasa
Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Fitri Budi Suryani, SS, M. Pd., (ii) Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd. Kata kunci: Sintaks, analisis, lirik lagu berbahasa Inggris.
Sintaks adalah hubungan antara kata-kata dalam kalimat dan hubungan antara kalimat dan struktur kalimat. Hubungan antara kata dan kata lain yang akan membentuk frase, klausa, dan kalimat. Salah satu penulis lagu yaitu Maher Zain, menulis lirik lagu dalam album Thank You Allah. Album Thank You Allah adalah album lagu yang berisis tentang keagamaan dan semangat umat islam. Di sini saya menemukan beberapa kalimat dalam album Thank You Allah.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (i) jenis-jenis kalimat dalam lirik lagu bahasa Inggris dalam album Thank You Allah oleh Maher Zain. (ii) Aturan sintaksis dalam lirik lagu dari album Thank You Allah oleh Maher Zain.
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan dengan mencari dan mengumpulkan satu album dari lagu Maher Zain dan lirik lagu Maher Zain, dan mendengarkan serta membandingkan lagu dan lirik lagu untuk mendapatkan sumber-sumber data yang akurat.
Hasil analisis dari jenis-jenis kalimat dalam lirik lagu bahasa Inggris dalam album Thank You Allah oleh Maher Zain menunjukkan bahwa ada 144 kalimat deklaratif, 15 kalimat tanya, 1 kalimat seru, dan 23 kalimat imperatif. Hampir semua kalimat yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu tersebut adalah kalimat deklaratif. Jadi, kalimat yang digunakan dalam lirik lagu tersebut menyatakan sebuah pernyataan atau memberikan informasi tentang sebuah kebenaran. Aturan sintaksis dalam lirik lagu bahasa inggris dalam album Thank You Allah sangatlah banyak. Aturan yang paling dominan adalah NP=N. Dalam lirik lagu ada 270 aturan dari NP=N dalam kalimat deklaratif, 36 aturan dari NP=N dalam kalimat perintah, 21 aturan dari NP=N dalam kalimat tanya dan 1 aturan dari NP=N dalam kalimat seru. Jadi, dalam lirik lagu tersebut banyak mengandung kata benda yang berfungsi sebagai subjek, objek langsung dan objek tidak langsung dari kalimat.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
ABSTRACT ... ix
1.6 Operational Definition ... 6
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Linguistics ... 7
2.1.1 Definition of Linguistics ... 7
2.1.2 Language Components ... 8
2.2 Grammar ... 9
2.2.1 Definition of Grammar ... 10
2.2.2 Classification of Grammar ... 10
2.3 Syntax ... 11
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2.3.2 Syntactical Analysis ... 12
2.3.3 The Rules in Syntax ... 13
2.4 Sentence ... 14
2.4.1 Definition of Sentence ... 14
2.4.2 Classification of Sentence ... 15
2.4.3 Sentence Pattern ... 17
2.4.4 The Syntactical Rules in the Sentence ... 20
2.5 Phrases ... 25
2.6 Maher Zain Song Lyrics in the “Thank You Allah” Album... 29
2.7 Review of Previous Research ... 30
2.8 Theoretical Framework ... 31
CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Design of the Research ... 32
3.2 Data and Data Source ... 33
3.3 Data Collection ... 34
3.4 Data Analysis ... 34
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING 4.1 Sentence Types in the English Song Lyrics of Thank You Allah Album by Maher Zain ... 36
xii CHAPTER V RESEARCH DISCUSSION
5.1 The Types of Sentence Used in the English Song Lyrics of Thank You Allah
Album by Maher Zain ... 122
5.2 Syntactical Rules of Sentence Types Used in the English Song Lyrics of Thank You Allah Album by Maher Zain ... 153
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1. Conclusion ... 248
6.2. Suggestion ... 249
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 250
xiii LIST OF APPENDICES
