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the type of word-formation process by using table 3.1, the writer recorded the distribution word-formation process in table 3.2. The number of occurrences of
those word-formation processes that were found in The Inbetweeners television series could be seen clearly in the table 3.2.
D. Data Analysis Technique
To analyze the data, the write employed Data Analysis Spiral suggested by Creswell in 1998 as cited in Leedy and Ormrod, 2005. Moreover, he reveals the
cycle implements four actions, namely: organizing the data, examining the data, classifying and analyzing the data, and making the conclusion according to the
finding.
1. Organizing the Data
For the very first step, all the transcripts were read thoroughly in order to find the words which were possible to be considered as slang. During the process
of data organization, the researcher designed some tables as the research instruments. The table form had been displayed in table 3.1 and 3.2. The first table
noted the sentences, slang word, slang‟s characteristics, morphological process, and meaning. The data were broken into six tables based on the TV series
episodes. The second table helped the writer to record the distribution of slang word-formation processes
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2. Examining
In this process, the sentences in the script were examined thoroughly. The researcher analyzed the transcript to find sentences containing with slang by using
slang characteristics that were proposed by Dumas and Lighter 1978. The researcher also attached the code number of slang characteristics which were
suitable to the context and put the sentences into the table which is exemplified by table 3.1. For example, the writer would fill the table with code 1 and 3. It meant
that the slang word suitable to the first and third criteria which were revealed by Dumas and Lighter 1978. Thus, the slang lowered the standard and serious
speech also performs taboo term in front of people with higher responsibility. However, if the slang word labeled by code 2 and 4b, it meant that the word
functioned to imply the users special familiarity either with the referent or with that less statusful or less responsible class of people who have such special
familiarity. In addition, the word was tagged as 4b if it is used to place the well- known conventional synonym to protect the user from the discomfort or
annoyance of further elaboration. This process aimed to make sure that the selected words were classified
into slang word. Moreover, the writer hoped it would obtain same perception among the readers and the writer towards the selected slang. The example of
examining stage is presented in the table 3.3.
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Table 3.3: Example of Data Organization
Title: First Day No
Sentences Slang
Characteristics Morphological
Process Meaning
1 What a tosser
Tosser 1,3,4b
The sentence in the table 3.3 is tagged with 1, 3, 4b. It means that the sentence has three criteria of slang. First, the presence of the word tosser in the
table 3.3 will markedly lower the dignity of a formal or serious speech or writing. Second, the slang in that sentence is the tabooed term in ordinary discourse with
persons of higher social status or greater responsibility. Third, it is used to place of the well-known conventional synonym to protect the user from the discomfort
or annoyance of further elaboration.
3. Classifying and Analyzing the Data
