Abstract
The title of this paper is “ The Forms and Meanings of American Slang Use in ”TED 2” Movie Script. The aims of this study are to know and describe the forms and types of slang words and phrases used by the characters in TED 2 movie script, and to analyze the meanings of slangs found in TED 2 movie script. The data were collected from the TED 2 movie scripts. The data were collected through internet source. The data was analyzed by descriptive method. The theory used to analyze the problem was proposed by chapman (1998) about the types and forms of slang, while for the meaning of slang the theory used was proposed by Lyons (1981). Theresult of data analysis were presented with descriptive method. The findings of the research found that, there are two kind of slangs in the data, there are primary slang and secondary slang. The total number of data of primary slangs was found are twenty one, while for the secondary slangs they are found nineteen. As to the meaning of slang, there are two kind of meaning found in the data, they are literal meaning and figurative meaning.
Highlights
Language is important for human to communicate and understand each other
After analyzing words and phrases of American slang found in the script of the movie TED 2 which consists of the analysis of types and meaning of slang, conclusion can be made
The types of the slangs expressions used by the characters in TED 2 movies are divided in two types namely primary and secondary slang
Summary
Language is important for human to communicate and understand each other. It is very complex to be defined. Many experts have proposed many definitions about language from their own perspective. The study about language itself is called linguistics. : 30th July 2019 : 5th May 2020 : 31st May 2020. 144 | I Gusti Bagus Kasuto Erawanto, I Gusti Ngurah Parthama. Vol 24.2 Mei 2020 the complexity of language, other subdisciplines of linguistics emerges. Sociolinguistic investigate relationship between language and society with the goal of gaining a better understanding of the language structure and how language function are applied in communication (Wardhaugh 1986:12)
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