Theory of Syllable Structure

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

This chapter consists of the method that the writer will use in collecting and analyzing the data. There are three parts in this chapter. The first is the object of the study. The second is the approach of the study. The last is the method of the study.

A. Object of the Study

In this study, the writer analyzes the etymology of cockney rhyming slang expressions as seen in A Dictionary of Cockney Rhyming Slang 2010. This dictionary was published by Watchya.com, the site contains interesting and useful e-books, in 2010. The main point here is that this dictionary shows the uniqueness of cockney language. This dictionary consist of two parts; Cockney-English and English-Cockney. The strong point of this dictionary is the list of cockney phrases from clasical cockney rhyming slang until the up to datee cockney rhyming slang which is still being used by Londoners until now.

B. Approach of the Study

In conducting the research, the writer used sociolinguistic approach. According to Gumperz 1971, p.223 in the book An Introduction to Sociolinguistics , sociolinguistics is an attempt to find correlations between social structure and linguistic structure and to observe any changes that occur. Social structure itself may be measured by reference to such factors as social class and educational background; we can then attempt to relate verbal behavior and performance to these factors. The writer think that this theory help the writer to analyze the problems that will be discussed in this thesis. The writer also can get deeper understanding about the cockney rhyming slang toward the environment and the use of cockney rhyming slang is to communicate their ideas or to show their social identities.

C. Method of the Study

The writer used both library research and internet research to complete the accomplishment of the scientific research paper. In the library research, the writer used some books that have relation to the topic. The writer also browsed the internet because the writer had difficulties to find some reliable books about cockney rhyming slang and also to get the theory related to the topic and most of the information In this research, the writer used the data from the book A Dictionary of Cockney Rhyming Slang 2010 . The writer took some steps to analyze this case. The first step, the writer collected Cockney rhyming slang on the book A Dictionary of Cockney Rhyming Slang 2010 . Second, the writer looked for some further information about the meaning in the books, dictionary, and internet. The next step, the writer found the connection between the expression itself with the background or the etymology of those expression. The last step, the writer analyze the phonological similarities between the slang and their targeted words based on their syllable structure.