A STUDY ON ENGLISH SLANG USED IN DICTIONARY OF
HELLO ENGLISH MAGAZINE
Research Paper
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department
By:
DEDY PRASETYO D.Y
APPROVAL
A STUDY OF ENGLISH SLANG USED IN DICTIONARY OF HELLO
ENGLISH MAGAZINE
by
DEDY PRASETYO DWI YUNIARTANTO A 320 030 016
Approved to be Examined
By Consultant Team
Consultant I
Dra. M. Laila, M.Hum
Consultant II
ACCEPTANCE
Accepted by the Board of Examiners School of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta On , November 2007
The Board of Examiners:
1. Dra. M. Laila, M.Hum ( )
2. Dra. Siti Khuzaimah ( )
3. Drs. H. Maryadi, M.A ( )
School of Teacher Training and Education Dean,
TESTIMONY
Herewith, I testify that in this research paper, there is no plagiarism of the previous linguistic work that has been raised to obtain bachelor degree of a university, nor there are opinions or masterpiece, which has been written or published by others, except which the writing are referred in the manuscript and mentioned in literary review and bibliography. Therefore, if it is proved that there are some untrue statements in this testimony, I will hold fully responsible.
Surakarta, November 2007 The writer
MOTTO
Read in the name of your Lord who creates (Q.S. Al ‘Alaq: 1)
Basic research is when I’m doing what I don’t know I’m doing (Werner Von Braun)
There is no substitute for hard work (Thomas Alfa Edison)
Imagination is more important than knowledge (Albert Einstein)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirohmanirrohim
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
In the name of Allah, the merciful the compassionate, the writer can finish the research paper. The writer has to say alhamdulillah to express all his praise, gratitude, and adoration to Allah SWT.
The writer realizes that this would have never been completed without the help others. Many people have contributed to this writing; therefore, the writer would like to express his appreciation to those who help him:
1. Dra. M. Laila, M.Hum as his first consultant who has given the idea and has ben willing to guide and encourage from beginning of this research writing up to the completion of it.
3. Koesoemo Ratih, S.pd, M.Hum the chief of English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for giving permission to conduct the research.
4. Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M.Si as the dean of School of Teacher Training and Education.
5. Titis Setyabudi, SS as the academic consultant who has been guide for his study.
6. All the teachers of English Department for their guidance. 7. His beloved parents
8. All writer’s friends
Surakarta, November 2007
The writer
TABLE OF CONTENT
THE TITLE OF THE RESEARCH……….
APPROVAL……….……...i
ACCEPTANCE………..………...ii
TESTIMONY……….iii
MOTTO……….………...iv
DEDICATION………..………...v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……….……….vi
TABLE OF CONTENT………..………..viii
ABSTRACT………..………...x
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION………..…...1
A. Background of the Study………...2
D. Limitation of the Study………..4
E. Objectives of the Study………..…4
F. Benefits of the Study………..…4
G. Research Paper Organization……….5
CHAPTER II : UNDERLYING THEORIES………...6
A. Language Variation………....6
B. Slang………..…….7
C. The Forms of Word………9
D. Morphological Process of English………...11
E. Word-Building……….15
F. Types of Meaning………18
CHAPTER III: REASEARCH METHOD……….20
A. Types of Research………20
B. Object of the Research……….20
C. Data and Data Source………...20
D. Method of Collecting Data………...21
E. Techniques of Data Analysis………...21
CHAPTER IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION…………...…...22
A. Data Analysis………...22
1. The forms of Teen Slang in Dictionary of Hello English Magazine………...22
2. The Morphological Process of Teen Slang in Dictionary of Hello English Magazine…………..32
1. The Forms of Teen Slang in Dictionary of Hello English Magazine………...39 2. The Morphological Process of Teen Slang in
Dictionary of Hello English Magazine…………..41 CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION………..43
A. Conclusion………43 Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. Research Paper: 2007
This research studies about the English slang used in dictionary of Hello teen slang in dictionary of Hello English Magazine. To achieve these objectives, he classifies the data based on the grammatical category to formulate the forms of teen slang in dictionary, and then he applies the morphological processes according to Katamba.
