THE USED “X” REPLACING “NYA” AMONG THE DIGITAL NATIVE ON FACEBOOK STATUS UPDATE

THE USED “X” REPLACING “NYA” AMONG THE DIGITAL NATIVE
ON FACEBOOK STATUS UPDATE

THESIS

By:
SUNARDI AHMAD
09360003

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
OCTOBER 2013

THE USED “X” REPLACING “NYA” AMONG THE DIGITAL NATIVE
ON FACEBOOK STATUS UPDATE

THESIS
This thesis is submitted to fulfill one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in
English Education


By:
SUNARDI AHMAD
09360003

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
OCTOBER 2013

MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO

HAI ORANG-ORANG YANG BERIMAN, JADIKANLAH SABAR DAN SHALAT
SEBAGAI PENOLONGMU, SESUNGGUHNYA ALLAH BESERTA ORANG-ORANG
YANG SABAR
(AL- BAQARAH 153)

“HARAM MANYARAH WAJA
SAMPAI KAPUTING“


Special dedicated for:
-My beloved parents
(Mama Normawati dan Abah Akhmad Riyanto)
-My beloved young brother and sister
(Juri and Aulia)
-My beloved “Ibu” (Bu Ulfah)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE
APPROVAL ..................................................................................................

i

LEGALIZATION .........................................................................................

ii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION .....................................................................

iii


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........................................................................

iv

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................... …

v

TABLE OF CONTENS………………………………………………………

vi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study ...............................................................................

1

1.2 Statement of Problems .............................................................................


5

1.3 Purpose of Study ......................................................................................

5

1.4 Significant of Study .................................................................................

6

1.5 Scope and Limitation ...............................................................................

6

1.6 Definition of the Key Term .....................................................................

7

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LETERATUR
2.1 Digital Native ..........................................................................................


8

2.1.1 Norm of Digital Native ................................................................

9

2.1.2 Criteria of Digital Native …………………………………………

9

2.1.3 The characteristic of Digital Native ……………………………..

9

2.2 Social Media ...........................................................................................

10

2.3 Facebook ..................................................................................................


12

2.4 Language Change ....................................................................................

17

2.4.1 Kinds of Language Change ..........................................................

18

2.4.2 Internal Aspect of Change ………………….……………………

18

2.4.2.1. Lexical Change …………………………………………….. 18
2.4.2.2. Spelling …………………………………………………….

22


2.4.2.3. Punctuation ………………………………………………

23

2.4.2.4. Grammar ……………………………………………………

23

2.4.2.5. Meaning and Etymology …………………………………..

24

2.4.2.6. Pronunciation ……………………………………………….

25

2.5 Cause of Language Change .....................................................................

25


2.6 Review of Study ………………………………………………………….

27

2.6.1. Change by Pronunciation ………………………………………...

28

2.6.2. Change by Spelling ……………………………………………...

28

2.6.3 Other Cases of Conversion ………………………………………..

29

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design ......................................................................................

31


3.2 Research Subject ......................................................................................

32

3.3 Data Instrument ........................................................................................

33

3.3.1 Observation ...................................................................................

33

3.3.1.1 Participant as Observer ..........................................................

34

3.3.1.2 Observer as Participant .........................................................

34


3.3.1.3 Complete Observer ...............................................................

34

3.3.2 Interview ........................................................................................

35

3.3.2.1 Unstructured Interview .........................................................

35

3.3.2.2 Structured Interview ..............................................................

36

3.3.2.3 Semi or Partially Structured Interview ..................................

36


3.3.2.4 Telephone/Online Interview ..................................................

36

3.4 Data Collection ........................................................................................

38

3.5 Data Analysis ...........................................................................................

39

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Finding .....................................................................................................

40

4.1.1 When using “x” replacing “nya” for First time ............................

40

4.1.2 The Reason Using “x” replacing “nya” ........................................

42

4.1.3 Why “x” replacing “nya” among The Digital Native on facebook update status
.......................................................................................................

46

4.2 Discussion ................................................................................................

48

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusion ...............................................................................................

55

5.2 Suggestions ..............................................................................................

55

5.2.1 The Lectures ....................................................................................

55

5.2.2 The Students ...................................................................................

55

5.2.3 The Future Researchers ..................................................................

56

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