Abstract
Sociolinguistics has a lot of aspects that can be researched. One of the aspects is slang. Slang is vocabulary that is used between people who belong to the same social group and who know each other well. Slang is very informal language. This research mainly discussed about slang in Geek Charming Movie. The purpose of this study is to identify the slangs and to describe the types of slang used in Geek Charming Movie. This study is limited to the main characters in the movie, they are Dylan Schoenfield and Josh Rosen. The writer used descriptive qualitative method by using Bodgan and Biklen J (1992) theory, which consists of four steps: unitization, categorization, explanation, and interpretation. After analizing the data, it is found out that there are three types of slang used by Dylan Schoenfield and Josh Rosen in Geek Charming Movie. The types of slang are public house slang, society slang, slang in public school and university. Those are types of slang according to Eric Partridge (1950). It is important to study slang because the result of this research can be used for further research and help readers to get more knowledge about slang.
Highlights
Language is very important in human life
AND DISCUSSION Explanation Based on classification above about the slang terms, the writer found three types of slang that used in Geek Charming Movie
Public House Slang Willis said about slang "I:or the most part, slang is the result of linguistic inventiveness, especially of young and lively persons who want fresh, original pungent, or racy terms with which they can remain ideas, actions, and objects that they feel strongly about
Summary
It is an instrument to interact with other People have their own knowledge and perception about language. Slang is jargon that is utilized between individuals who have a place with a similar gathering of people and who know one another well. It can outrage individuals in case it is utilized by others or outside a gathering of individuals who don't have a clue about one another well. Slang permit an individual to become inventive in the utilization of language. A few group use slang to speak with one another casually. Each individual at better place have not a similar slang they utilized.
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