Focus of the Study Research Question Significance of the research Research Methodology

B. Focus of the Study

This research is focused on the language functions that used by Marcus Burnett and some figures of other speakers that support in the conversation.

C. Research Question

In this paper the writer will analyze two main questions as the research question: 1. What types of language functions are mostly used by Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys II film? 2. What the background of language function that used by Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys II film?

D. Significance of the research

The writer hopes the result of this research will assist the readers in studying language function and have some beneficiaries for those who want to study in depth about English. By knowing language function, the writer also hopes that the result of this study will be useful for the students who want to improve their study of literature.

E. Research Methodology

1. The Objective of Research The objective of this research is to describe language function aspects such as; language function concepts, language as its functions, and the type of language function in Bad Boys II film. 2. Method of Research This research uses descriptive method. Descriptive analytic method is accumulation of base data without testing the hypothesis. The objective of this method is making systematic, factual and accurate data and types of population 2 . 3. Data Analysis To analyze the data, the writer uses theories which have relation with language function given by Janet Holmes, Dell Hymes, Thomas Pyles and Algeo John. Thomas Pyles and Algeo John explains the criteria to classify language function. Janet Holmes explains the background, social factors and social dimensions in which be reason someone choose one certain language. One other supporting theories Dell Hymes also explains about an ethnographic framework as various factors that make someone uses certain language. 4. The Instrument of Research As a qualitative research, the study does not need a test as an instrument to get the data. This research makes the writer himself as the main instrument. Being informed with the theories, the writer tries to identify and group the language used by the character that is considered in Bad Boys II film. 5. Unit Analysis 2 Sumardi Suryabrata, Methodologi Penelitian, Jakarta: PT Raja Grafindo Persada, 2002, vol.13,p18 The unit analysis of this paper is Bad Boys II film by Michael Bay. 6. Time and Place of Research This research was analyzed in eight semesters 20052006 in English Department Faculty of Humanities Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.

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