CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter explains research method applied in this study. Including in this section are type of research, data and source, method of collecting data, population
and sample and method of analyzing data and method of presenting data.
3.1. Type of research
This  research  observes  language  used  and  variation,  language  in  the representation of meaning and language identity in Indonesia teenager magazine;
Go Girl. The data are written words from the article appeared in Go Girl Magazine January  2016  edition  In  this  research,  the  writer  uses  the  qualitative  approach
because the accurate data is not in the form of number but in the forms of word or explanations. Sudaryanto, 1993:62.
Similarly,  Kountour  says  that  “The  qualitative  research  refers  to  research method
which is not designed to use statistic procedures”. It is descriptive method because the research prefers the explanation and elaboration of the data in the form
of  discourse,  verbal  data,  non-verbal  data, and  non-linguistic  data  socio-cultural data  than  the  data  in  the  form  of  numbers  and  data  processing  in  the  form  of
mathematical calculation Kountour, 2004:16.
3.2. Data Source
According to Arikunto 1998:114, a data source is all information or subjects should be colleceted and choosen by the research. The data used in this research is
several  articles  contains  traditional  and  feminist  approach  in  Go  Girl  Magazine January 2016 edition.
3.3. Method of Collecting Data
In this research, the data were obtained from the articles in Go Girl magazine which  uses  English-Indonesian  language.  The  writrer  collects  the  original  article
from  the  magazine.  It  means  that  the  writer  uses  documentation  method. Documentation method is a method in which the data is collected from magazine,
newspaper  and  television,  script  and  radio.  Additionally,  the  writer  reads  all  the article in Go Girl magazine and selected several of those article which belong to
traditional and feminist approach based on Peirce’s Theory. The writer use simak method, Sudaryanto 1993:133 argues simak method is
a  method  of  collecting  data  through  observing  the  language  use  and  it  could  be spoken  or  written language.  In  this  research, the writer  use  simak method  before
collecting  data.  For  Simak  Bebas  Libat  Cakap  technique,  the  writer  only  acts  as observer of the article’s language on Go Girl Magazine. After that, the writer will
take a note when the writer finds the selected articles. Sudaryanto, 1993:135
3.4. Population and Sample