AN ANALYSIS OF PHRASES IN SONGS ALBUM “THANK YOU
ALLAH” BY MAHER ZAIN
A THESIS
Submitted to The English Education Department of Tarbiyah Faculty of Syekh Nurjati State Institute for Islamic Studies In Partial fulfillment of the
Requirementsfor Islamic Scholar Degree in English Education
By: ISA MARISA Reg. Number : 58430713
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF TARBIYAH FACULTY OF SYEKH NURJATI STATE INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES
CIREBON
ABSTRACT
ISA MARISA: An Analysis of Phrases in Songs Album “Thank You
Allah” by Maher Zain
Songs may used to communicate among people in the different way. Most people like listening to the song. Because it makes feeling calm, fun, and alive. As a language, song is used to express someone’s feeling, thought, or idea through words, phrases, clauses, or sentences structure.
Structure phrases in Maher zain’s songs have long, complicated, and various structures. So that, the writer is interested to analyze them.
This thesis presents analysis study of phrases in Maher zain’s songs. By reading script and finding means those songs to find what are phrases there. But, the analysis of this thesis only concerns in two phrases. Those are noun and adjective phrase. Besides, describing the syntactic analysis of those two phrases.
The object of this study is songs album of Maher Zain released in 2009 entitled “Thank You Allah” which consist of 13 songs. Those are: Always be there, Awaken, Baraka Allahu Lakuma, For the Rest of My Life, Hold My Hand, Open Your Eyes, Palestine Will Be Free, Salam Alayka, Thank You Allah, The Chosen One, Insha Allah, Allahi Allah kiya karo, Subhanallah.
The research based on qualitative data. The writer uses library research. The primary information from song texts and further information as well some theories related to the case of research from books, journals, and internet websites. Then, the writer classifies, analyzes, and concludes the data about noun phrase and adjective phrase and the syntactic analysis of them which exist in those songs.
i PREFACE
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praises due to
Allah and thankfulness to Allah who has permitted the researcher does this thesis.
The salutation may Allah sends upon the Prophet Muhammad SAW.
This thesis is entitled “An Analysis of Phrases in Songs Album “Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain”. Presented to the English Education Department of Tarbiyah Faculty, English Study Program, Syekh Nurjati State Institute for Islamic
Studies (IAIN) Cirebon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Degree of
Islamic English Education Faculty.
I would like to convey my sincerely gratitude to:
1. Prof. Dr. H. Maksum Mukhtar, M.A, The Rector of Syekh Nurjati State
Institute for Islamic Studies.
2. Dr. Saefudin Zuhri, M.Ag, The Dean of Tarbiyah faculty of IAIN Syekh
Nurjati Cirebon.
3. Dr. Hj. Huriyah Saleh, M.Pd, the chairwoman of English Education
Department of IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon and as the first examiner.
4. Dr. Ilman Nafi’a, M.Ag, as the first supervisor.
5. Sumadi, SS. M.Hum, as the second supervisor.
6. Mustopa, M.Ag, as the second examiner.
7. My parents Mr. Rustadi and Mrs. Asiyah, my brothers and sister.
ii 9. My beloved friends in PBI F 08.
10.All people who always give smiles, pray, and supports for the researcher.
The researcher realizes that this thesis is still far from perfect. Therefore, any
comment and suggestion given by the readers would be gladly welcome.
Hopefully, this thesis will be useful for the readers, especially for the students of
Cirebon State Institute for Islamic Studies and also for the researcher it self.
Cirebon, August 28th 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
APPROVAL
OFFICIAL NOTE
RATIFICATION
LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
DEDICATION
PREFACE... i
TABLE OF CONTENTS... iii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. The Background of The Problem... 1
B. The Identification of The Problem... 7
C. The Limitation of The Problem... 8
D. The Questions of Research... 8
E. The Aims of Research... 8
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
A. Definition of Phrases... 10
B. Kinds of Phrases... 16
C. Phrase Structure Rules... 38
D. Definition of song... 45
E. Definition of Islamic song... 47
CHAPTER III THE METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH A. The Objective of Research... 48
B. The Method of Research... 48
C. The Source and Type of Data... 48
D. The Object and Time of Research... 50
E. The Technique of Collecting Data... 50
F. The Technique of Data Analysis... 50
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS A. The Analysis of Noun and Adjective Phrases in 13 Songs Album “Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain... 52
B. The Syntactic Analysis of Noun and Adjective Phrases in 13 Songs Album “Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain... 71
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B. Suggestion... 99
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
A. The Background of The Problem
Languages derive from the Latin means “tongue”. Nordquist stated that
language is a human system of communication that uses arbitrary signals, such as
voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols. And the study of language is called
linguistics. (/Http:/language/languageterm.htm taken on April 9th 2012)
In its development, people express languages through many ways. One of
them is through songs. As languages, songs as well contain ideas, vocabulary,
structures; even songs can introduce cultures and histories. Therefore, songs can
also be called as a language. It is known as an artist language. However, song is a
language which has tones and accompanied by musical instruments.
English as the foreign language in our country, Indonesia, becomes a
compulsory lesson to be learnt by students. As we know that English is very
different with Bahasa both in utterances, intonations, vocabulary, and structures.
Related to vocabulary, Hidayat (1999:1) argued: “Daftar kata-kata dalam
Bahasa Inggris lebih dari 50.000 (belum termasuk derivasinya). Menurut
Bernedict R. Anderson, kamus Indonesia-Inggris (Indonesian-English
Dictionary) yang disusun John M. Eccol dan Hassan Shadily hanya berisi 12.000
kata saja”. English vocabulary is more than 50.000 (it is not including yet its derivations). According to Bernedict R. Anderson, Indonesian-English
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12.000 words. That is why many teachers of English try to use good and
interesting medium to teach English in order that students understand English
easily and fun. Now, songs become one of medium to teach English for students
because of some good effects that has been proven.
Lynch told why songs should be an integral part of any English as Foreign
Language (EFL) teacher's repertoire of resources. He said that Language teachers
can and should use songs as part of their classroom teaching repertoire. Songs
contain authentic language, are easily obtainable, provide vocabulary, grammar
and cultural aspects and are fun for the students. They can provide valuable
speaking, listening and language practice in and out of the classroom. According
to Lynch, some reasons songs can work exceedingly well in the foreign language
classroom include the following:
1. Songs almost always contain authentic, natural language.
2. A variety of new vocabulary can be introduced to students through
songs.
3. Songs are usually very easily obtainable.
4. Songs can be selected to suit the needs and interests of the students.
5. Grammar and cultural aspects can be introduced through songs.
6. Time length is easily controlled.
7. Students can experience a wide range of accents.
8. Song lyrics can be used in relating to situations of the world around us.
9. Students think songs are natural and fun. (//Http:/language/songs.htm
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Besides, in a paper of Sevki KOMUR-Gursan SARAC-Hasan SEKER−by
quoting others‟ statements− Sarıcoban and Metin (2000) in their article stated
that songs can be one of the most enchanting and culturally rich resources that
can be easily used in language classrooms and they add that the songs to be
chosen can offer a change from routine classroom activities acting as precious
resources to teach a variety of language items such as sentence patterns,
vocabulary, rhythm as well as their skills in four language skills. As cited in
Sarıcoban and Metin (2000), Loand Fai Li (1998: 8) suggested that learning
English through songs provides a relaxing atmosphere for students, who usually
are anxious when speaking English in a formal classroom setting. So, those some
experts‟ statements convince that foreign language teachers especially English
teachers and students must try to use songs in their learning language.
Learning from song as well constitutes part of an application towards The
Revelation of Allah that exists in The Holy Qur‟an (al „Alaq: verse 1-5): “Recite
in the name of your Lord who created. Created man from a clinging substance.
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous. Who taught by the pen. Taught man
that which he knew not”. Some Islamic interpreters interpreted about what kinds
of books that must recite or read. One of them interpreted that Allah commands
us to learn through reciting or reading a lot. Not only by reading The Holy
Qur‟an but also other books- such as, scientific books, newspapers, journals,
essays, dictionaries, literatures, fictive stories and so on, or reading His creatures.
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D i t i n j a u d a r i p e r s p e k t i f kebahasaan, jika satu ungkapan tidak disebutkan obyeknya, maka ia menunjukan umum mencakup segala sesuatu yang dapat dijangkau oleh kata tersebut, seperti alam raya dan masyaraka. Dengan demikian, Tuhan menyuruh Nabi agar membaca ayat -ayat Tuhan yang
tertulis (Qur‟aniyah) ataupun ayat-ayat Tuhan yang
tercipta (Kauniyah). Tetapi yang paling penting dan menjadi titik tekan ayat tersebut adalah pembacaan tersebut haruslah dilandasi atas nama Tuhan. Sehingga dengan pembacaan itu menjadikannya sadar akan kefakiran diri di hadapan Allah .
Literally, if an expression is not mentioned its object, so that, it is a general
statement. It may contain the universe and society. Therefore, God orders The
Messenger to recite or to read written God‟s verses (Qur‟aniyah) or created
God‟s verses (kauniyah). However, the important is the reciting must be based in
the name of God, so that, someone realizes his/her weakness to God by reciting.
Santosa (2007:34) stated, “Belajar itu bisa dari siapa saja dan darimana
saja. Asalkan positif.” Getting learn from anyone and anything. However, it must
be positive. The interpretation of al „Alaq verse 1-5 and Ippho‟s statement
convince the writer that learning is never limited and has no limitation. Someone
can learn from anything, besides from his/her parents, teachers, friends, books,
experiences, even from little children‟ behavior, animals‟ behavior, other‟s
imperfections, life problems, the badness of someone else, and so on.
There are many things that we can learn in this world, so does in learning
and mastering a language, especially English. As we know that English has many
vocabulary and structure that must be remember and understand to create a good
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English structures, one of them is called Syntax. Oxford Dictionary defines,
“Syntax is rules for making sentences out of words and phrases. Other resources
mentioned that 1). Syntax is the study how words are organized in relation to
each other. (http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/lang/engstruct.htm), taken on
April 9th 2012)., 2). Arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases,
and the study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their
component parts (http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Syntax) taken on
April 9th)., 3). Nordquist defined that syntax is the study of the rules that govern
the ways in which words combine to form phrases, clauses, and sentences.
(http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/syntax.htm taken on April 12th 2012). 4). The
rules governing the structure of a programming language. It specifies how words
and symbols are put together to form statements and expressions. The set of rules
needed to construct valid expressions or sentences in a language.
(http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Syntax taken on April 9th).
Simply, the English structure started from stem or words level in which
when they are correctly arranged and organized will form higher level structures.
Then, they may become phrases, clauses, and sentences.
Learning a language structure is a part of learning a written language.
There is one of the work of art that uses a written language, it is song. Lyrics as
the written language of song consist of the sequence of words, phrases, clauses
and sentences. Among those language structures, phrases are regarded interesting
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different syntactic rules. Besides, the writer found some English learners wrong
in positioning particular phrases structures.
Related to songs, the writer tries to analyze the phrases from Maher Zain‟s
song for her research, in which Maher Zain is a Muslim singer from Sweden who
sings Islamic songs. Almost, the songs in his album “Thank You Allah” released
in 2009 were very hits such as Insyaallah, Thank You Allah, Barakallahu
Lakuma, For the Rest of My Life, etc. Nowadays, he is a very famous Muslim
singer in the world, in particular in Indonesia. He becomes very popular because
his Islamic songs that are easy listening and touchy. He does not only sing in
English but also in other languages, Arabic, Turkish, French, Malay, Urdu and
Indonesian language. After his concerts in Indonesia on October 2011 and April
2012, he sang by changing “For the Rest of My Life” into Indonesian language
version “Sepanjang Hidup”. He also featured with Fadly “Padi”, an Indonesian
band vocalist by singing “Insyaallah”. Then, he also played in an Indonesian
serial drama. Those points and his good attitude makes him different and much to
be loved, especially for his fans in Indonesia.
Dealing with the description above, the writer is interested to analyze the
phrase structure in songs, the songs album “Thank You Allah” from Maher Zain.
This writing is done for some reasons. Firstly, the writer is interested to Syntax
and Morphology, especially in phrase structures. Secondly, the writer is
interested in studying phrase structure in Maher Zain‟s songs. Because the
content of his songs is full of religious advices as well the songs are beautiful,
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analyze two phrases (noun and adjective phrase) and their syntactic analysis
because those two phrases have specific structures head and modifier. Besides,
the writer found students are inversed in placing those two phrases structures.
Thirdly, the writer wants to invite the reader to learn from everything, even from
song. There are many things that we can explore from songs. Lastly, a personal
reason that the writer chose English Education for her study and had been
learning it seriously started from listening to an English song. The reasons above
become the description later. This is arranged into the research from under the
title „An Analysis of phrases in Songs Album “Thank You Allah” by Maher
Zain”.
B. The Identificaation of the Problem
The identification of the problem is needed to give clarification about the
problem that will be investigated. The writer arranged the identification of the
problem referred to the background of the problem above, they are:
1. The Research Area
The research of area from this thesis is „Syntax‟
2. The Kinds of the Problem
The research has several points that will be explored and described.
They are about how phrases are include in noun and adjective phrase in
songs album “Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain and how the syntactic
analysis of two phrases (noun and adjective phrase) are in songs album
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3. The Main Problem
The main problem of this resesarch is long and complicated phrase
structures.
C. The Limitation of the Problem
In An Analysis of Phrases in Songs Album “Thank You Allah by Maher Zain, the description of the problem is limited into some points, those are:
1. The analysis of noun and adjective phrase in songs album “Thank You
Allah” by Maher Zain
2. The syntactic analysis of noun and adjective phrase in Songs album
“Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain.
D. The Questions of Research
The writer classifies the problem of this study as follows:
1. How are phrases include in noun and adjective phrases which exist in
songs album “Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain?
2. How are the syntactic Analysis of noun and adjective phrase in songs
album “Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain?
E. The Aims of Research
There are some aims of this research, they are:
1. To know noun and adjective phrase in songs album “Thank You
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2. To know the syntactic Analysis (noun and adjective phrase in songs
album “Thank You Allah” by Maher Zain.
F. The Uses of Research
The research product is hoped to be a useful book and form of participation
to increase the development of Syntax and language learning. Besides, the
research is done to fulfill the requirement in achieving the Bachelor Degree from
The English Education to Department of Tarbiyah Faculty of Syekh Nurjati State
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