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3. METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Method
A method is a way of doing something. This study focuses its attention in
Alay
language in Twitter. It was conducted by using descriptive method. According to Best 1982 : 105, 106 descriptive method is non-experimental, since it deals with
the relationship between non-mainpilated variables in a nature. This research is done in two ways they are Library and field study. Library
research is applied to get information in solving a problem, to fulfill an academic assignment or for our own purpose. This method is used to find a certain data by
collecting some books that are relevant to topic discussed. In addition, for the field study the writer will give questionnaires to the respondents and get some data by
getting involved in using twitter in internet.
3.2 Data and Data Sources a. Data
The data of this research are words, phrases, and sentences in the status of the twitter user, and the answers of the questionnaires obtained from respondents. The
data used in this study are gained from twitter user status. There are 459 status taken from two sparated time April 19
th
to April 24
th
and April 28
th
to May 4
th
.
b. Data Source
This study has two source of data. There are primary source and secondary source
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Primary Sources
This study has some data to be analyzed. The data of this research are the status of the twitter user that appear in writer‟s twitter . The writer uses Android
smartphone to open twitter and captures their tweet that use
Alay
language. Primary sources are used to answer the problem number one and two.
2. Secondary Sources
The secondary sources is
Alay
community. The location of
Alay
community in Medan is at Jalan Matahari Raya, Helvetia Medan. I have to find people that have
done some research about
Alay
language and give them interview. Interview are needed to get the information about the reasons why people use
Alay
language. Secondary sources is needed to answer the problem number three.
3.3 Data Collecting Method
To collect the data, the writer gained the status of widoro_4r17 twitter followers. The writer applies Observation method for primary source, and
interview for secondary source. According to Bungin 2007: 115 observation method is a collecting data method that is used to accumulate research data
through observation and sensing. According to James 2005: XVI interview is a research instrument consisting of a series of question and other prompts for the
purpose of gathering information from respondents. The data are collected based on the following steps;
1. Choosing the status
2. Finding out
Alay language
that is used in twitter
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Alay
language Fx = The dominant
Alay
language N = The total number of
Alay
language
7.3 Data Analysing Method
Descriptive method is applied in analyzing data. There are some steps in analyzing the data, as follows:
1. Reading the status.
2. Identifying the status.
3. Classifiying the status according to the typecharacter that is used.
4. Finding the meaning of
Alay
vocabulary by consulting Indonesian and English dictionary.
5. Finding the dominant characteristic of Alay language used in twitter status
by using Bungin‟s formula Bungin, 2005: 171-172
6. Finding and classifiying the reasons why people use
Alay
language
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4. ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
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