An Analysis On English Slang Used In Hello Magazine

AN ANALYSIS ON ENGLISH SLANG USED IN HELLO MAGAZINE A THESIS

BY:

MENTY MARYANCE SILABAN Reg. No. 090721005

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA FACULTY OF LETTERS

ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT MEDAN

AN ANALYSIS ON ENGLISH SLANG USED IN HELLO MAGAZINE A THESIS

BY:

MENTY MARYANCE SILABAN Reg. No. 090721005

Supervisor, Co-Supervisor,

Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M. Hum Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A NIP. 1957 1002 198601 2003 NIP. 1963 0216 198903 1003

Submitted to the Faculty of Letters University of Sumatera Utara in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana in English Literature.

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA FACULTY OF LETTERS

ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT MEDAN

Approved by the English Literature Department of Faculty of Letters of University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for the Sarjana Sastra Examination.

Head, Secretary,

Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M. Hum Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A NIP. 19571002 198601 2003 NIP. 1963 0216 198903 1003

Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the English Literature Department, Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.

The examination is held at Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara on 20 December 2010.

Dean of Faculty of Letters University of Sumatera Utara, Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A NIP. 196

Board of Examiners

Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum

NIP. 19571002 198601 2003 ……….

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A

NIP. 1963 0216 198903 1003 ……….

Dra. Siamir Marulafau, M.Hum

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Praise the Lord Jesus,

Above all,

First of all, I would like to express to my sincere thankfulness to the Almighty God, Jesus Christ, for unlimited blessing and love given to me in finishing this thesis. Especially when I began to study in English Literature Department Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara.

A great many thanks are dedicated to the Dean of Faculty of Letters Dr. Syahron Lubis MA for giving me care and attention during my study and the

Head of English Department Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum who has shared her time in guiding me while I was studying in this Program and has given me help and comments. I also thank to all the lecturers who have taught and guided me at the Faculty. My special thanks go to my supervisor, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum and Bapak Rahmadsyah, M.A who has given me advice, constructive, criticism, attention, and time in correcting and completing this thesis.

My most special thanks is dedicated to my beloved parents, my father, St.M.Silaban, and my mother M.Br.Limbong, who both have given love, care, support and who always pray for me. My heartiest thank goes to my brother Jhonny Silaban and his wife Lasma Br.Sitindaon who have supported me materially and morally, my sister Nennis Br.Silaban and her husband, my brother Charles Silaban and his wife, my beloved “sweet” brother Haryanto Silaban, thanks to your support and always given me advice and all things to my study

thanks my sweet brother, God Bless You. And also to my young brother Alvin Silaban. Thanks for all your prayers and encouragement to help and love given to me.

Then, I would like to thanks to my best friends Reni Indah Permata Sari, Amd and Mawaddina Rahmaini,Amd who always give me much best advice, give me much help that I could not get from the others, thanks for laughter and sharing together with me, thanks a lot girls. To all of my friends in Extension class of 2009 thanks being such a nice friends, I love you all.

Finally, yet importantly, I realized that this thesis is far from being perfect though I have done my best, so I hope you can give me the criticism and suggestion for this thesis.

Medan, , 2010 The writer

Reg. no. 090721005 Menty Merryance Silaban

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ABSTRAK

Bahasa Slang atau yang sering disebut juga bahasa gaul atau bahasa prokem merupakan bahasa yang tidak memiliki kaidah struktur bahasa. Bahasa Slang sering dipergunakan oleh remaja di negara barat sebagai bahasa sehari-hari. Mereka mempergunakan bahas Slang untuk berkomunikasi satu dengan yang lain. Bahasa Slang sudah mempengaruhi gaya bahasa atau cara berbicara mereka, sehingga dapat menciptakan suatu kelompok kecil di dalam kehidupan sosial mereka. Para remaja lebih tertarik mempelajari dan mempergunakan bahasa Slang dibandingkan dengan muda dan orang tua mereka. Banyak orang tua yang kurang memahami dan kurang mengetahui apa maksud atau makna yang terdapat di dalam bahasa Slang. Bahkan terkadang orang tua mereka membuka kamus Bahasa Slang untuk mengetahui apa maksud dan arti bahasa yang sering dipakai oleh generasinya. Penulisan Skripsi ini menggunakan metode kepustakaan, yaitu dengan mengambil data dari Hello Magazine.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS i

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION iii

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION iv

ABSTRACT v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1

1.1. Background of the Analysis 2

1.2. Scope of the Analysis 3

1.3. Problems of the Analysis 3

1.4. Objectives of the Analysis 3

1.5. Significance of the Analysis 4

1.6. Method of the Analysis 4

1.7. Review of Related Literatures 4

CHAPTER II RESEARCH METHOD 6

2.1. Method of Study 6

2.2. Technique of Collecting Data 7

2.3. Technique of Analyzing Data 8

CHAPTER III A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SLANG 9

3.1. Definition of Slang 9

3.3. Usage or Abusage 20

3.4. Slang Functions 22

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS ... 24

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 39

5.1. Conclusions ... 39

5.2. Suggestion ... 40

BIBLIOGRAPHY ... vii APPENDICES

ABSTRAK

Bahasa Slang atau yang sering disebut juga bahasa gaul atau bahasa prokem merupakan bahasa yang tidak memiliki kaidah struktur bahasa. Bahasa Slang sering dipergunakan oleh remaja di negara barat sebagai bahasa sehari-hari. Mereka mempergunakan bahas Slang untuk berkomunikasi satu dengan yang lain. Bahasa Slang sudah mempengaruhi gaya bahasa atau cara berbicara mereka, sehingga dapat menciptakan suatu kelompok kecil di dalam kehidupan sosial mereka. Para remaja lebih tertarik mempelajari dan mempergunakan bahasa Slang dibandingkan dengan muda dan orang tua mereka. Banyak orang tua yang kurang memahami dan kurang mengetahui apa maksud atau makna yang terdapat di dalam bahasa Slang. Bahkan terkadang orang tua mereka membuka kamus Bahasa Slang untuk mengetahui apa maksud dan arti bahasa yang sering dipakai oleh generasinya. Penulisan Skripsi ini menggunakan metode kepustakaan, yaitu dengan mengambil data dari Hello Magazine.

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

I.I. Backgr ound of t he Analysis

A wor d is a set o f s ome lette rs or ju st a letter implied a notion. We a re able to c ommu nicate with pe ople by usi ng w or ds. And w e kno w in fo rmatio n a nd n ews al l ove r the wo rld th ro ug h wor ds state d in th e f o rm o f n ews pa p er an d televi sion m edi a. Afte rwa rd, w e c an ma ke a r es ea rc h and fine new in vent io n . Wo rd s, w ra pp ed in on e u nity calle d langu ag e, play th e mo st importa nt role in h uman livin g all aro und th e world , In Concl usio n, pe ople will not able to s urvi ve t heir life witho ut wor ds.

Slang ha s alwa ys be en the pr ovin ce of the yo ung . Wor ds come i n a nd out o f fa vo r in di re ct p ro portio n to th e spe ed with which t hey tr avel t hr oug h th e a ge r an ks , on ce colle ge kid s k now that hig h s ch ool kids a re usi ng a te rm, it bec ome s p a ss ed. And seni or s don ’t w ant to s oun d lik e fr es h man and s o fo rth. On ce a wor d fin ds i ts w ay to m ainst re am medi a or w or s e, is spo ke n by pa rent, n o y oun g pe rs on with an y sel f – re sp ect w ould us e it.

Slang is th e us e o f in fo rmal wo rd s and ex pr es sio ns to des c ribe a nd obje ct or c ondition . Sla ng is voc ab ula ry that is meant to be inte rp rete d quic kly but no t nece ss arily liter ally, as slan g wo rd s or te rm a re o ften meta pho r s or a n alle go ry.

The d efi nition o f sla ng v a ries , how eve r the ge ne rall y acc epte d d efinition is of la ng uag e wh ich is ve r y inf orm al or much belo w the sta nda r d lev el o f e du cat ion – colloq uially k now n as str eet tal k.

Many te rm s sta rt a s sl ang , a nd b ec ome ado pted as sta nda rd langu ag e. Simil arly th e, the p re cis e meanin gs o f sl ang te rms va ries th ro ug h the a ge s. B ec au se th e ter m slang als o en com pa ss es voc ab ular y not in ge ne ral u se , man y dia lectal wor ds m ay al so b e con side r ed slan g.

The w riter c ho os e sla ng u se d in Hello Maga zine , bec au se in this maga zine alway s fin d sla ng lan g uag e, e sp ecially is su ed in Octob er 20 05, the re wa s te en age sl ang d ictiona ry.

1. 2. Sc ope of the A nalysi s

To limit the an alysi s, th e w rite r limits th e sco pe o f th e analy sis onl y o n a naly zing sla ng f o und i n h ello ma ga zine s

(is sue d on Octo be r 200 5) , not an aly zing sla ng lan gua ge in gen er al.

1. 3. Proble m of t he A nal ysis

Pro blem s th at the write r w ould lik e to a nalyz e ar e ; 1. Wh at is slan g?

2. U sa ge or ab u sag e th e slan g?

1. 4. Obj ecti ve of t he A nalysis

1. To en rich th e b asic knowl ed ge o f the r ead er ab out sla ng , esp eci ally sl ang dictio na ry on Hello m a gazin e.

2. T o remin d th e re ad er that, Sla ng ua ge i s v e ry i nter estin g to lear n.

3. Then , th e w riter als o h ope s th at this t hesi s c an be e ff ectiv e tool to in fo rm peo ple es pe cially fo r e ve ryo ne who wa nts to know mo re ab out slan g.

1. 5. Si gnifi canc e of t he A nal ysis

Signific an ce of Th e An alysi s is to give mor e un de r stan din g abo ut sl ang . T his an alysi s i s ju st r ef er en ce. By stu dy thi s analy sis , the write r ho pe that the r ea d er will get an ad ditional knowle dg e ab out slan g. Thi s an alysi s c an help th e re ad er s stud y how id entif y and to us e slan gua ge a nd t o k now t he vo cab ula ry of slan g wo rd s on hello m ag azin e.

1. 6. Me thod of t he A nal ysis

Method o f th e an alysi s in this th esis b y taking data fr om boo k, m ag azin e, and inte rn et r es ea rc h.

1. 7. R evi ew of Relate d Lit er ature

I n s u p p or t i n g t h e da t a of a na l ys i s , t h e wr i t er g et s s e v er a l b o o k s t ha t c o nt a i ni n g s o m e i nf or m a t i o n r e l a t e d t o t h e s u b j e c t . S o m e o f t h e m c a n b e m e nt i o n e d a s f o l l o w s .

1. S l a n g di c t i o na r y

T hi s d i c t i o na r y c o nt a i ns a b ou t s l a n g l a n gu a g e. I t s h e l p s l ea r n er s t o u n d er s t a n d t h e s l a n g l a n g u a g e

2. H e l l o M a ga z i n e

T hi s ma ga z i n e a l wa ys u s es s l a n g l a n g u a g e i n wr i t i n g t h e i r m a ga z i n e s . T hi s ma ga z i n e a l s o ex p l a i ns a b ou t t e e na g er l i f e s t y l e.

CHAPTER II

RESEARCH METHOD

2. 1. Me thod of St udy

In w riting thi s th esis , th e w riter an alyz ing sl ang lan gua ge is u sing inte rn et re se ar ch, talkin g data fr om hello m ag azin e, an d libra ry re se ar ch. A Re se ar ch lib ra ry i s a libra r y whic h c ontain s an in – de pth colle ction of mate rial on one o r se ve ral su bject. A re se ar ch libr a ry will gen er ally inclu de p rima ry s ou rc es as se con da ry s ou rce s. As Ha sa n (20 02: 46 ) say s “

“Seorang peneliti yang mendalami, mencer mati,

menelaah dan mengidentifikasi pengetahuan yang ada dalam kepustakaan (sumber bacaan, buku referensi atau hasil penelitian lain) untuk menunjang penelitiannya, disebut mengkaji bahan pustaka atau studi kepustakaan”

(A r es ea rc he r who id entif ying and a nalyzi ng a n knowle dg e b as ed o n r e fe ren ce to sup po rt his re se ar ch i s a libr ar y re se ar ch )

Acco rdi ng to Ha sa n (2 00 2: 46) in lib r ar y re se ar ch , the re thre e c rite rion s th at ma ke lib ra ry r es ea r ch is g ood , th er e a r e: 1. R elev an si

Relev an si be rk ena n de ng an k ec oc oka n anta ra h al -h al ya ng diteliti deng an teo ri -te ori ya ng dik emu k aka n. M akin c oco k/ s es uai anta ra hal -hal y ang diteliti de nga n teori -teo ri yan g dikem uka ka n, m akin bai k studi kep ust ak aan ter se but.

2. K elen gka pa n

Kelen gka pa n b er ke na n d en gan b any kn y a k epu sta kaa n yan g dibac a, be ra rti maki n len gk ap kep ust ak aan , d an m akin baik stu di kep usta ka an t er se but.

3. K emuta khir an

Kemuta khir an b er ke na n den ga n dimen si waktu ke pu stak aa n yan g di gun ak an. Maki n b ar u kep ust aka a n y ang dig un aka n, maki n mutakhi r kep ust aka an ter se but, maki n b aik st udi kep ust aka an .

2. 2. T ec hnique of C ollecti ng D at a

The re ar e th ree m etho ds o f colle cting d ata: the y a re intervi ew, ob se rv ation, a nd a naly sis on written docum ent s su c h as, note s, m emo ra nd um, q uotatio n, of ficial rep o rts, an d public ation, an d w ritten an swe r to qu est ione r a nd als o su rv ey.

In this the sis , the write r u se s tech niqu e in collecting d ata i s analy sis , th e d ata of this an alysi s is o n Hello ma gazi ne.

In collectin g the data , the r e a re som e st eps s hould be do ne, they ar e:

• Collecting all r elev ant i nf orm ation f rom the lib ra ry

• Writing down th e inf orm ation r elat ed to the d ata that analy ze d, lik e n ame o f the a utho r, ye a r o f th e boo k, tit le o f the b oo k, and p rinted b ook .

• Readi ng th em an d tr ying t o u nd er stan d the p ro blem s.

2. 3. T ec hnique of A nal yzi ng D ata

In this a naly sis , the write r do es s ome steps in o rd er to make this an alysi s sy stematic an d ea sier . Th ey ar e :

• Readi ng H ello Ma ga zi ne

• Sea rc hing me aning o f slan g la ngu ag e in slan g di ctiona ry • Studyin g th e slan g wo r ds i n Hello Mag a zine

CHAPTER III

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SLANG

3. 1. D efi nition of Sl ang

Slang i s c ru cial p art of a y oun g p er so n ’s comin g o f a ge one of d ete ctable sig ns of th eir br ea king aw ay fr om thei r p ar ents an d their pa re nts valu e. It is a c he ap se co n d lan gu age that exp r es se s the di ff er en ce s b etwee n a yo ung pe r so n who is a bo ut to e nter adult h oo d fr om hi s o r pa re nt’ s g en er ation.

Slang is a ctually n ot a langu ag e or a dia lect at all, howev er it is mor e a co de in whic h o ne va guel y relate d o r un relat ed w or d or ph ra se is su bstituted f or a mo re com mon one .

The wo rd s that ar e r epla ce d in slan g ar e the most comm on one s: go od (c he rr y, b os s, p hat, da b omb ), b ad (i ck y, y uc ky,

janket y) , c ra zy ( nut s, b ana na s, c ra ck er s , bon ke rs ), sma rt ( br ainy , salv vy, sha rp ), fa st (s cr eam , tea r out, fly, like gr ea se d lightning ), slow (d ra ggin g, pok y, c rawling , cr eepi n g).

Slang d oe s f av or v ario us gr ammatic al mean s of fo rming new w or ds . Cl ip ping i s one o f th em, rem oving s yllable s f ro m wor d, like tea ch f or tea ch er s o r ph ys

From a bout 18 50, sla ng ga s be en th e ac c epted te rm fo r “illegitimate” colloq uial spe ec h, sla ng i s mu ch r athe r a s po ke n that a lite ra ry lan gua ge , it o riginat es, n e arly alwa ys , in sp ee ch.

ed fo r p hy sical ed uc ation.

Slang is ea sy en oug h to u se, but ve ry ha rd to write ab out with the f acile co nvicin gn es s th at a su b ject ap pa re ntly s o simple would, at fi rst sig h, s eem to dem and . But the simplest thing s a r e the ha rd est to de fin e, c ertainl y the ha r dest to dis cu s s, f or it is usu ally at fi rst sight o nly that th eir sim plicity is what strik es o ne the mo st fo rcibly . An d slan g, aft er al l, is a p eculia r kind o f vag ab ond la ngu ag e, alwa ys h angi ng on the outski rts legitimat e spe ec h, b ut continu ally str ayin g or fo rc ing its way into the mo st re sp ecta ble comp an y.

Lang ua ge in g en er ally an d e ve ry ki nd o f lan gua ge b e lon gs to ev er yo ne w ho wi she s to u se it. Slan g, b eing t he quinte s sen ce of colloq uial s pe ech , mu st be r elated t o co nv enie nc e r athe r th at scie ntific low s, g ramm atical rule s and p hiloso phic al ide als.

Wh en sla ng b e f amiliar s pe ec h g ene rally , an d the dep artm ent o f th e v oc abul ar y in w hic h Britis h a nd Am eri ca n

diff e ren ce s a re natu rally g r eate r tha n an ywhe re els e, just as th e y ar e g re ate r in the c olloqui al lan gu ag e g en er ally th an i n th e literar y.

Cana da als o ha s exte nsiv e a nd pi ctur es que obje ctive slan g , but that native is 8 0 pe rc ent Ame rica n, with the remain de r r athe r

mor e Engli sh tha n n ative Ca na dian . It is linguistic ally un fai r to con dem n it for b eing so muc h ind ebte d to its nea r an d “ pu shi ng” neigh bo ur .

Austr alian sp ee ch an d w riting h av e, fr o m the o uts et, ten de d to be un co nv ention al. T he un con ve ntion ality is ling uistic.

The tr uth is th at Sout h Af rica sla ng , as distinct f r om indisp en sa ble Af rica nd eri sms , is not intrinsic ally so vivid , humo ro us , witty, o r divinely e arth y a s Cana dian a nd A ust ralian slan g, no r i s it n ea rly so e xten sive , no r ha s it, ex ce pt d urin g th e Boe r War , su cc ee de d in impo sing itsel f upo n Engli sh sl ang , muc h less up on sta nd ar d E nglis h.

New Zeal and is like S outh A fri ca in th at its populatio n is too sm all to h av e mu ch i nflu en ce s th e lang ua ge of t he m othe r cou ntry wh ethe r in sta nd ar d o r i n u nc on ventio nal E nglis h.

Slang is som etimes re gion al, in that it is u se d o nly in a pa rticula r ter ritor y, su ch a s Calif or nia, but slan g term s ofte n ar e pa rticula r to a ce rtain su bc ultur e , su ch as m usici an s. Neve rth eles s, slan g exp r es sion s ca n sp r ead o utsid e their o rigin al ar ea s to be com e commo nly us ed, like “co ol” an d “jiv e”. While some w or ds e ve ntually los e thei r statu s as sla ng , othe rs contin u e to be co nsid er ed as s uc h by mo st s pea ke rs. Whe n sla ng sp r ead s bey ond the gr oup o r s ubc ultur e that orig inally u se s it, its o rigina l use r s o fte n re plac e it with ot he r, l es s- re co gniz ed t erm s to maintain g ro up id entity. On e u se o f sl a ng is to ci rc umve nt so cial taboo s, a s m ain stre am l ang ua ge ten ds to s hy aw ay f rom e vo kin g ce rtain re alities. Fo r thi s rea so n, slan g v oc abul arie s a re pa rticula rly rich in ce rtain d omain s, suc h as viole nc e, c rime , dru gs , an d se x. Altern atively , slan g can gr ow out o f mor e familiarity with the thing s de sc rib ed.

Even within a single la ngu ag e comm u nity, slan g tend s to va ry wid ely a cr o ss so cial, et hnic , e c onomic , a nd geo g rap hic strat a. Sla ng ma y fall into dis us e ov er time; sometime s, h owe ve r , it grows mo re a nd mo re comm on u ntil it become s the domin an t way o f sayi ng s omethin g, at which time it usually com es to b e re ga rde d a s main str eam, ac cept able la ngu ag e (e .g. th e S pani s h

wor d ca ballo ), altho ug h in the c as e o f tabo o wo rd s the re ma y be no e xp re ssio n that is con sid er ed ma instr eam o r a cc epta ble . Nume rou s sla ng term s pa s s into info r mal mainstr eam s pe ech , and s ometime s into fo rmal s pe ech , thoug h this may inv olve a cha ng e in m ea ning o r u sa ge.

Slang v er y o fte n inv olve s t he cr eatio n of n ovel m ea ning s fo r existin g wo rd s. It is comm on fo r su ch no vel m ea ning s to dive rg e sig nific antly f rom th e st and ar d mea ning. Thu s, “co ol ” and “ hot” ca n both mea n “v er y g oo d”, “imp re ssiv e” , o r “g oo d-lookin g”.

Durin g the 1 990 s, a nd into th e ea rly 21s t c entu ry, howe ve r, Leet be cam e inc re asin gly mo re c omm onpla ce o n the Inte rn et, and it h as s pr ea d out side I nter net -ba s ed commu nicatio n a nd int o spo ke n la ng uag es . Oth e r ty pe s o f sla n g incl ude S M S la ngu ag e use d o n mo bile p ho ne s, a nd “c hat sp eak ,” (e .g. , “L OL”, a n ac ron ym me anin g “la ug hing out lou d ” o r “la ug h out lo ud ”) , which i s wid ely us ed in inst ant m es sa ging on th e Inte rn et.

Some lingui sts m ak e a di stinction betwe en sla ngism s (sla ng wo rd s) a nd colloq uialism s. Acc or ding to G hil’a d Zuck e rman n, “ slan g r ef er s to info rm al (an d oft en tra nsi ent) lexical items u se d by a s pe cific s o cial gro up , fo r insta nc e

teen age r s, soldie r s, pri son e rs an d thie v es. Sla ng i s n ot the sam e as colloq uial (s pe ech ), whic h is in f orm a l, rel axe d spe ec h u se d o n occ asi on by any sp eak er; this mig ht include cont ra ction s uc h as ‘yo u ’r e’ , a s w ell a s c olloqui alisms .

A colloq uialism i s a lexi cal item us ed in inf orm al s pe ech; whilst the br oa de st se ns e o f the te r m ‘collo quialism ’ might includ e slan gism, its n ar row s en se d oe s not. Slangi sms a re o fte n use d in c olloqui al sp ee ch b ut not all colloquiali sms ar e slan gism s. O ne m etho d o f disting uishi n g betw ee n a sla ngism a nd a colloq uialism is to a sk wh ethe r mo st native spe ak er s kn ow the wor d ( and u se it); if th ey do, it is a c olloquialism . How eve r, t h e pro blem is th at thi s is n ot a dis c rete, qu antiz ed sy stem but a contin uum. Althou gh t he m ajority o f slan gism s a re ep hem er al and o fte n su ppla nted b y ne w on es , some gain n on -sl ang colloq uial statu s ( e. g. En glish silly – cf . Germ an selig ‘ ble ss ed ’ , Middle High Ge rma n sæl de ‘ bliss , lu ck ’ an d Zeld a, a Jewis h fem ale fir st n ame ) a nd ev en f orm al st atu s (e. q. Englis h m ob )”.

The u se o f slan g m ean s r eco gnizi ng m embe r s o f the s am e gro up , a nd t o di ff er entiate that gr ou p, an d to dif fe re ntiate th at gro up f rom s ociet y at l ar ge. In ad dition to this, sla ng c an be u sed and cr eate d pu r ely f or humo r ou s or e xpr e ssiv e e ff ect. In thi s

ca se, ma ny o f lingui st say a bo ut slan g in their ow n con ce pt, they ar e:

Acco rdi ng B r aya n A. Ga rn er : Sla ng i s :

A noto riou sly difficult term s to defi ne, ha s p otentially fo r cha ra cte ristic :

1. It is m ar ke dly lo we r in dignity than st an dar d englis h.

2. It is mor e les s tabo o in the dis co ur se of thos e with high stat us or high de gr ee of re sp on sibility, a nd

3. It is dis plac es a co nve ntion al tem or f rom th e an noy an ce of fully elab or ated .

Acco rdi ng R ob ert L. C ha pma n : Sla ng is ,

The b ody o f wo rd s an d ex pr es sion s fre qu ently u sed b y o r intelligible to a rathe r lar ge p ortio n of the g en er al Americ an public, b ut not ac ce pted a s g oo d, fo rmal us ag e b y th e maj ority.

Acco rdi ng S. I. H ay aka wa, lan gua ge in A ction Slang is po etry o f e ve ry da y lif e.

Acco rdi ng G eo rg e Eliot, Middlem ar ch, 18 71 : sla ng i s, I sh all invent a n ew game : I sh all write bits of slan g an d poet on slip s and giv e them to you s ep ar ate.

Acco rdi ng D avid Cr ystal , Th e C amb ridge En cycl ope dia of t h e Englis h L ang ua ge, sla ng is : thi s sc h olar y sou rc e pr ovid ed a limited amou nt o f inf o rmation r ega rdi ng slan g. It is a hel pf ul sou r ce in st udyi ng s uc h a spe ct o f the englis h lang ua ge a s th e histo ry of t he la ng ua ge. En glish vo ca bula ry, en glish g ramm ar, and u se s o f engli sh, it also c ontain s a h elp full gl os sa ry o f terminol ogy a nd re fe r enc e listing .

Acco rdi ng F. G en ung , Outlin es o f P heto ric :

Slang i s to pe ople ’s la ng uag e that a n ep idemic dis ea se is to th ei r bodily c on stitution; just a s catc hing an d just a s inevita ble in it’s run like a dis ea se, too it is se ve re st w he re s anita ry co ndition s a r e most n eglet ed, w he re the re i s le ast cultu re and tho ugh t o cou nte ract.

Acco rdi ng C a rld S an db rug :

Slang i s “lan gu ag e whic h take s o f f its coat. Spits o n its ha nd s – and go es to w or k”.

Acco rdi ng J ohn Alge o, U nive r sity o f G eo rgia pr o fe ss or: Slang is, Sla ng i s h uma nity’ s fir st pla y t oy.

3. 2. Kinds of Slang

One u se o f sla ng is simply to cir cum ven t social tab oo s. Fo r this re a son , sla ng voc ab ulari es ar e p a rticula rly rich in ce rtain domain s, su ch as se xu ally, viol enc e, cr ime an d d rug s. The r e a r e not just on e slan g, b ut v er y ma ny va ri eties or diale ct o f it. I n diff e rent so cial g rou ps an d in di ff er ent time hav e d evel ope d o n their ow n sla ng su ch a s c olleg e sla ng, youth slan g, and te en ag er slan g, Man y o f en cr yption , it must co ntactly r en ew it is pro ce ss fr om e xp re s sion, s o th at not pa rt o f gr o up will r emain un able to und er sta nd it.

Originally , ce rtain sl ang wa s a ss ociat e d with the criminal und erw orl d, it ca r ried vul ga r con not at ions , and reje cted b y spe ak er s. Oth er gr ou p, e sp ecially th ose on th e mar gin s of

mainst ream so ciety , de velo pe d thei r o wn sla ng. T he us ag e o f slan g ver y ofte n invol ve s the cr eatio n of no vel mea ning s f or existing w orl ds. It is ve ry comme nt fo r su ch n ov el mea ning t o dive rg e sig ni fic antly fr om the stan da r d mea ning . I n f act, one commo n pr oc es s is f or sl ang w or d to take o ne ex actly th e opp osite me anin g o f the st and a rd d efini tion. The r e ar e a ny kin ds of sla ng, s uch a s :

1. Dialect :

Cohe siv e, chi efly r egio nal an d so cioe c onomic v ari eties o f a langu ag e.

2. Catch Ph ra se s :

Cultur al ph ra se s whi ch d e rive r thei r m eanin g fr om a cultu ral re fe re nc es with whi ch the sp ea ke r an d listene r mu st both b e familiar .

Exampl e : Wh o lov es y a b ab y ?

3. Ja rg on :

1. The t ech nical lan gua ge o f a s pe cial fi eld . 2. The ob sc ur e u s e o f sp ecializ ed l ang ua ge

4. Sloga s :

“ a fo rc ef ul, catc hy, min d – gr abbi ng utteran ce whi ch will rally pe ople t o b uy som ethin g o r beh av e in c ertai n wa y”

Exampl e : Ma ke a lo ve , n ot wa y ! A spi nkle a day h elps k eep od o rs w ay !

5. Gra ffiti :

“ Any sp onta neo us or un auth oriz ed w riting o r d rawin g on walls, v ehicl es , an d oth e r pu blic pla ce s. It is typi cally o bs ce ne or political in cha r acte r, but a g r eat deal of humo r and wi sd om can als o be fo un d.”

Exampl e : Letha rg y rule zz zz zzz zz zz zz z Lisa lo ve s Mic ha el

6. Arg ot an d C ant

“ S peci al vo ca bula ry u se d b y a s ec re ctiv e s ocial gr ou p” Exampl e : Pi g latin

7. Regist er

“ I n St ylistic, a soci al d efin ed va riety o f lang ua ge, s uch a s scie ntific or leg al e nglish .”

8. Colloquiali sm ;

“ n. an . Exp re s sion u se d in or dina ry con ve rs ation, b ut not re ga rde d as sla ng, “ simply inf o rmal e ng lish”

9. Soleci sm:

“n. b rea ch o f g ramm a r a b re ach o f etiqu ette” Exampl e : “ He do n’t kn ow bette r”

3.3. Us age Or Abu sag e

Slang of th e up sta rt qu alities o f sla n g an d pa rt of th e ae sthetic (a s op po sed to th e m or al) im pro p riety sp ring f rom the fou r fe atur es pr es ent in all sl ang , wh ate ve r the p rio d an w hate ve r the cou ntr y : the sea rc h f or n ovelty : volatily and light – hea de dne s s as well as light – he a rted nes s : eph eme rality ; the swa y o f f as hion . I n the sta nda rd sp ee c h an d still mor e in slan g had be en not e that th e m otive b ehin d figu rativ e e xp re ssi on and

all neolo gisme i s the de sire to es ca p e f rom th e old a cc epte d phr a se s : the d esi re fo r n ovelty ope rat es m or e f re ely, aud acio usly , and r apidly in slan g – that is the only di ff er en ce.

Slang is i ndic ative not only o f m an ’s e arthin es s but of hi s indomitable spi rit : it sets him in his p r ope r pl ace : relat es a ma n to his f ellows, to his w orld a nd t he w orl d, a nd to th e u nive r se.

And slan g is em ploy ed fo r on e o r two o r mor e of ele ven r ea so ns : 1. In sh ee r high spi rits “ ju st f or the f un of the thin g”

2. As a n exe r cise in wit o r hum ou r 3. To b e di f fe rent

4. To b e pi ctur e squ e

5. To b e sta rling to sta rtle

6. To e sc ap e fr om clic he s and lon g – wind edn es s 7. To e nri ch l ang ua ge

8. To give s olidity and c on cr eten e ss to the ab stra ct an d th e idealistic, a nd ne ar ne ss to th e di stant sc ene o r o bject.

9. To red uc e solem nity, pain, a nd t ra ged y. 10. For e as e of s ocial int er co ur se .

11. To be s ec ret – n ot und e rsta nd b y thos e by ar oun d on e . (Child re n, stud ent, love rs , mem be rs of political se cr et soci eties, a nd c riminal s in or out o f pri son , inno ce nt per so ns in pri so n, ar e th e c hie f e xp on ents ).

3. 4. Sl ang f uncti ons

One u se o f sl ang i s s sim ple way of circ umve nting s oci al taboo s. T he m ainst re am lang ua ge te nds to sh y awa y f rom explicitly e vo king ce rtain re alities. Sla ng, and als o th e inf orm al fo rms o f lan gu age , p ermit one to talk abo ut the se r ealities in a spe cial lang ua ge st ripp ed o f the us ual c onn otation s in the norm al re giste r. Slan g v oca bula rie s ar e p art icularl y ri ch in ce rtain domain s, s uch a s se xuality, viole nc e, cri me, and d rug s.

Slang mu st co nst antly r en ew its pr oce s s of ex pr es sio n, an d spe cific ally its v oc ab ular y , so t hat th ose not pa rt o f the gr ou p will remain un able to und e rsta nd t he sla ng.

Originally , c ert ain slan g d esi gnat ed t h e s pe ec h o f peo ple involv ed i n th e crimin al u nde rw or ld, h ooliga ns , ba ndits, criminal, etc , T he re fo re , thei r voc ab u lary ca r ried ve ry v ulga r con notatio ns, and w as strictly r eje cted by s pea ke r s of “ pr op er ”

langu ag e. Oth er gr oup de velo ped th eir own sla ng . In ge ne ral, gro up s o n the m a rgin s o f main str eam so ciet y wh o we re ex clud e d or rej ecte d b y it.

Slang i s a la ngu ag e b as ed o f f s ho rten e d wor ds , s omethin g like a co ntra ction but us ed to sho rte n sp eec h in a ha sty m ann e r.

CHAPTER I V

FI NDI NGS AND ANALYS IS

SLANG FOUND I N HELLO M AGAZI NE ( OCTOBER 20 05 )

• Awful : sangat s edih/tidak senang

Living in such an awful, em otionless world has form ed every decision she has m ade in her life. (Hello m agazine , 2005:11)

• Bah : ekslam asi m enunjukkan terkejut/jijik

Bah I did that really just happen in front of you, and you just kept silent? (Hello Magazine,2005:44)

It baffles m e how people can think how she is t aking a young boy’s. innocence away. (Hello Maga zine, 2005:11)

• Bail : Pergi

- I’m late! I gotta bail !

- I was shocked, she suddenly decided to bail for no reason. (Hello Magazine, 2005:44)

• Bail O ut : Meninggalkan (Seseorang/sesuatu)

Are you bail out on m e? (Hello Mag azine, 2005:44)

• Bananas : Om ong kosong/tidak dapat dipercaya

You really love it ? That m ovie was

• Big Shot : orang yang sangat penting/berpengaruh Gets dis covered by a big shot Hollywood

producer (Hello M agazine,2005:3) • Bit : bagian kecil da ri s andiwara/hiburan

Weirdly, playing the character was a little

bit the sam e. (Hello Maga zine, 2005:11)

• B ullies : sangat bagus

Talking about her experience with b ullies (Hello Magazine, 2005:3)

• C hew able : m akanan yang bisa dikunyah

The chewable tablet m ust be chewed (Hello Magazine, 2005: 21)

• D uc ke d : cewek yang berw ajah / penam pilan jel ek Allysa pulled up and ducked under yellow

• D um pi ng : tem pat m urahan (rum ah hotel)

Which in this case wa s their town’s public trash dum ping area. (Hello Maga zine, 2005:16)

• Gar bage : m akanan, barang dagangan yang tidak berharga .

She nodded to pile of rotten garbage.(Hello Maga zine, 2005:17).

• H ail : neraka / ungkapan m arah

Call m e im m ediately. I’ll be here. Rain, hail, or shine. ( Hello Maga zine, 2005:17). • H ooke r : pelacur/PSK

“A hooker?” She asked. (Hello Magazine, 2005:19).

• Jane Doe : sebutan untuk perem puan yang tak dikenal But I think the person who killed our Jane

Doe has kept the victim ’s right ear as a souvenir. (Hello Magazine, 2005:18).

• Junk : pesta kecil / narkotika/hiburan

But in the m idst of all these junk. (Hello Magazine, 2005:17).

• Psyc hopath : penderita sakit jiwa/or ang gila

Are w e dealing with a psychopath?” a question arose from the team . ( Hello Magazine, 2005:18).

• Show : orang yang diharapkan kedatangannya

There’s a lot of pressure to carry a show

when you’re m y age. (Hello Ma gazin, 2005:3).

• Sly : tipu daya

He w as c aught off guard when she suddenly

slid. (Hello Maga zine, 2005:19)

• Ye p : ya

I was like , yep, this is what I w ant to do. (Hello Magazine, 2005:3)

• Yo : 1. Digunakan untuk m enarik perhatian orang

- Yo, com e here! (Hello Magazine, 2005:29)

• Weir d : m em ancing reaksi yang em osional/unik Weirdly playing the chara cter was a li ttle

• Zonke d : am at sangat m abuk (karena m inum an/narkoba)

Did you see that f at guy at the party? He

was zonked. (Hello Magazine , 2005:29).

• Zoot : ungkapan yang susah dim engerti That com plicated cas e zooted m e.

I didn’t understand, it at zooted. (Hello Magazine, 2005:29)

• Zoste d : m abuk

I was zosted last night. (Hello Magazine,

Inst ant mes se nger abbre vi ations

afk - aw ay from keyboard

bbl - be back l ater bf - boyfriend

brb - be right back

btw - by the way cya - se e you later

fyi - for your inform ation g2g - got to go

gf - girlfriend

gg - gotta go

ic - I s ee

ilu - I love you

IM - Instant m ess age Im o - in m y opinion

Im ho - in m y honest/humble opinion Irl - in real life

j/c - just chillin j/j - just joking

jk - just kidding jp - just playin

lm ao - laughing my ass off

lol - laughing out loud nm - never m ind

np - no problem oic - oh I se e

otw - on the way om g - oh m y god

pos - parent over shoulder rir - “(pa)r ents” in room

rofl - rolling on floor laughing

roflm ao - rolling on floor laughing m y ass of

ru - are you sn - scr een nam e

THE COLLOQUI AL PRONUNCI ATI ON FOUND I N M AGAZI NE

The Coll oqui al Pr onunciati on

A s

W r i t t e n

C o l l o q u i a l

P r o n u n c i a t i o n

N o t e s / E x a m p l e

A n d ‘ n / ‘ a n

T h e r e d u c t i o n ‘ n i s u s e d w h e n t h e n e x t w o r d i s q u i c k l y c o n n e c t e d :

T h a t S t e v e ‘ n M i c h a e l H o w e v e r , i f t h e s p e a k e r t a k e s a b r i e f p a u s e b e f o r e r e d u c i n g t h e c o n j u n c t i o n a n d ‘ a n i s c o m m o n l y u s e d :

Y e s t e r d a y I w e n t t o a n a m u s e m e n t p a r k ‘ a n t o m o r r o w I ’ m s p e n d i n g t h e

d a y a t t h e b e a c h .

B e c a u s e ‘ c u z I d o n ’ t l i k e s t e v e ‘ c u z … .

C a n C ’ n

I c ’ n b e r e a d y t o l e a v e i n t w o m i n u t e s

D i d Y o u D i d j a / d i d j u

A l t h o u g h t h e s e r e d u c t i o n

m a y b e u s e d i n t e r c h a n g e a b l y , d i d j a i s

c o m m o n l y f o l l o w e d b y a c o n s o n a n t , a n d d i d j u i s u s u a l l y f o l l o w e d b y a v o w e l :

D i d j a s e e N a n c y a t t h e

p a r t y ?

D i d j u i n v i t e h i m f o r a

F o r F e r

S t e v e g a v e m e a g r e a t p r e s e n t f e r m y b i r t h d a y

F o r g e t

F e r g e t / F e r g o t

I a l w a y s f e r g e t w h e r e I p u t m y c a r k e y s

G o i n g t o G o n n a

I f y o u d o n ’ t h u r r y , y o u ’ r e g o n n a b e l a t e

H a v e t o H a f t a I h a f t a l e a v e i n a m i n u t e

H e ‘ e W h o d o e s ‘ e t h i n k ‘ e i s ?

H e r ‘ e r W h a t ‘ e r p r o b l e m n o w ?

H i m ‘ i m L o o k a t ‘ i m r u n !

H i s ‘ i s T h a t ’ s ‘ i s m o t h e r

L o o k a t L o o k ‘ i t L o o k ‘ i t w h a t y o u ’ v e d o n e !

O f ‘ a / ’ e v

A l t h o u g h t t h e s e r e d u c t i o n

m a y b e u s e d i n t e r c h a n g e a b l y , ‘ a I s

c o m m o n l y f o l l o w e d b y a c o n s o n a n t , a n d ‘ e v i s u s u a l l y f o l l o w e d b y v o w e l : K a r e n h a s a l o t ‘ a c h i l d r e n ( p r o n o u n c e d : a l o d d a )

I h a v e a n a c c o u n t w i t h B a n k ‘ e v A m e r i c a

O r ‘ r

W h i c h d r e s s d o y o u p r e f e r ? T h e g r e e n o n e ‘ r t h e b l a c k o n e ?

O u g h t t o O d d a

W h i c h o d d a p u t o n a

s w e a t e r , I t ’ s c o l d o u t s i d e

O u r ‘ a r D o y o u l i k e ‘ a r n e w h o u s e ?

S h o u l d h a v e

S h o u l d ‘ a

I s h o u l d ‘ a l i s t e n e d t o

C o n n i e w h e n s h e w a r n e d m e n o t t o b u y a u s e d c a r

S o m e S ’ m

I n e e d s ’ m m o r e t i m e t o f i n i s h t h i s w o r k

T h a t T h ’ n J i m i s a y e a r o l d e r t h ’ n y o u

T h e m ‘ e m / t h ’ m

A l t h o u g b o t h r e d u c t i o n m a y b e i n t e r c h a n g e a b l y , t h ’ m i s o f t e n u s e d t o m a k e a d i s t i n c t i o n f r o m I ’ m ( a r e d u c t i o n o g “ h i m ) w h e n t h e c o n t e x t i s n o t c l e a r :

I h a v e n ’ t m e t ‘ e m b e f o r e

I h a v e n ’ t m e t t h ’ m b e f o r e

T o T a / d a

W h e n f o l l o w e d b y a v o w e l , t a b e c o m e s d a : D i d i y o u g i v e a b i r t h d a y g i f t t a R o b ?

W o u l d h a v e

W o u l d ’ a

I w o u l d ’ a c a l l e d y o u b u t I l o s t y o u r t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r

Y o u Y a H o r a r e y a ?

Y o u ’ r e Y ’ r Y ’ r a v e r y h a r d w o r k e r

Y o u r Y e r

Y e r w o r k h a s i m p r o v e d a

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSI ONS AND S UGES TI ON

5. 1. C oncl usi ons

From the pr evio us it ca n b e c on clud e d that slan g is t he cha ngin g o f cultu ral, th e b od y o f w ord , th e e xp re ssio n th at alway s us ed with f re qu ently, to s how the statu s that ca n mak e peo ple kn ow whe re th ey will be go/id entity, an d they di ff er ent cont ra st that the re w he re c r eate d f rom envi ronm ent al which th at alway s ch angi ng an d incr ea se fr om yea r to year. An d it is always hav e a n ew w or d in e ve ry day , but pa re n ts d o n ot u nd er stan d w hat teir teen s mea n in sometime s. Sla ng is u sed b ec au se it is inform al spe ec h a nd w riting th an ve ry enj oy to u sed it, but do not u s ed it in info rmal bu sine ss c or r es pon de nc e or s peci al eve nt and f or polite c on se rv ation it is still co nsid e r.

So, b as ed o n the de sc ription slan g is the u niqu e lang ua g e that s pr ea d fr om p eo ple to pe ople , a nd it cr eate d and is su ed i s n ot just f rom u nd er le vel o f g en er al s ocial status but is us ed to o in high so cial status . A s fa r a s pe ople an d teen ag er ve ry e njoy an d fe el c omf orta ble t o u se that, alth oug h sl ang ma ke a en glis h langu ag e c an be b ro ke n in gr ammatic al and in it’ s me anin g.

5.2. Sugg es t io n

Afte r lea rnin g an d dis cu ssin g the p r evio us, th e write r like to give som e sug ge stion a s follow :

1. The w rite r h op es t hat slan g la ngu ag e i s a dd ed th e numb er o f one a b ea utiful lan gua ge th at can u sin g in eve ry cla s se s an d statu s.

2. For p eopl e s ho uld know the re a re ma ny kind of sla ng lan gua ge in teen ag er is us ed an d not ju st o ne sla n g.

3. For th e te ena ge r, the e f fe ct o f slan g make thei r lif e style i s alway s c ha ngin g a nd ca n in flu enc e to th eir cultu re ev er yd ay. 4. The tee na ge r whe n the y us ed sl ang la n gua ge in thei r gr ou p it

can ma ke them mo re c on fide nc e to have a r elation shi p to anoth e r p eopl e.

5. For the pa re nts, the y d o n ot pu sh thei r teen ag er fo r not u s ed slan g in thei r daily lif e be ca us e it m ake tee na ge r not fe el com fo rtable with th eir pa re nts.

c o m m o n l y f o l l o w e d b y a c o n s o n a n t , a n d ‘ e v i s u s u a l l y f o l l o w e d b y v o w e l : K a r e n h a s a l o t ‘ a c h i l d r e n ( p r o n o u n c e d : a l o d d a )

I h a v e a n a c c o u n t w i t h B a n k ‘ e v A m e r i c a

O r ‘ r

W h i c h d r e s s d o y o u p r e f e r ? T h e g r e e n o n e ‘ r t h e b l a c k o n e ?

O u g h t t o O d d a

W h i c h o d d a p u t o n a s w e a t e r , I t ’ s c o l d o u t s i d e

O u r ‘ a r D o y o u l i k e ‘ a r n e w h o u s e ?

S h o u l d h a v e

S h o u l d ‘ a

I s h o u l d ‘ a l i s t e n e d t o C o n n i e w h e n s h e w a r n e d m e n o t t o b u y a u s e d c a r

S o m e S ’ m

I n e e d s ’ m m o r e t i m e t o f i n i s h t h i s w o r k

T h a t T h ’ n J i m i s a y e a r o l d e r t h ’ n y o u

T h e m ‘ e m / t h ’ m

A l t h o u g b o t h r e d u c t i o n m a y b e i n t e r c h a n g e a b l y , t h ’ m i s o f t e n u s e d t o m a k e a d i s t i n c t i o n f r o m I ’ m ( a r e d u c t i o n o g “ h i m ) w h e n t h e c o n t e x t i s n o t c l e a r :

I h a v e n ’ t m e t ‘ e m b e f o r e I h a v e n ’ t m e t t h ’ m b e f o r e

T o T a / d a

W h e n f o l l o w e d b y a v o w e l , t a b e c o m e s d a : D i d i y o u g i v e a b i r t h d a y g i f t t a R o b ? I ’ l l g o d a t h e s t o r e l a t e r .

W o u l d h a v e

W o u l d ’ a

I w o u l d ’ a c a l l e d y o u b u t I l o s t y o u r t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r

Y o u Y a H o r a r e y a ?

Y o u ’ r e Y ’ r Y ’ r a v e r y h a r d w o r k e r

Y o u r Y e r

Y e r w o r k h a s i m p r o v e d a l o t .

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSI ONS AND S UGES TI ON

5. 1. C oncl usi ons

From the pr evio us it ca n b e c on clud e d that slan g is t he cha ngin g o f cultu ral, th e b od y o f w ord , th e e xp re ssio n th at alway s us ed with f re qu ently, to s how the statu s that ca n mak e peo ple kn ow whe re th ey will be go/id entity, an d they di ff er ent cont ra st that the re w he re c r eate d f rom envi ronm ent al which th at alway s ch angi ng an d incr ea se fr om yea r to year. An d it is always hav e a n ew w or d in e ve ry day , but pa re n ts d o n ot u nd er stan d w hat teir teen s mea n in sometime s. Sla ng is u sed b ec au se it is inform al spe ec h a nd w riting th an ve ry enj oy to u sed it, but do not u s ed it in info rmal bu sine ss c or r es pon de nc e or s peci al eve nt and f or polite c on se rv ation it is still co nsid e r.

So, b as ed o n the de sc ription slan g is the u niqu e lang ua g e that s pr ea d fr om p eo ple to pe ople , a nd it cr eate d and is su ed i s n ot just f rom u nd er le vel o f g en er al s ocial status but is us ed to o in high so cial status . A s fa r a s pe ople an d teen ag er ve ry e njoy an d

5.2. Sugg es t io n

Afte r lea rnin g an d dis cu ssin g the p r evio us, th e write r like to give som e sug ge stion a s follow :

1. The w rite r h op es t hat slan g la ngu ag e i s a dd ed th e numb er o f one a b ea utiful lan gua ge th at can u sin g in eve ry cla s se s an d statu s.

2. For p eopl e s ho uld know the re a re ma ny kind of sla ng lan gua ge in teen ag er is us ed an d not ju st o ne sla n g.

3. For th e te ena ge r, the e f fe ct o f slan g make thei r lif e style i s alway s c ha ngin g a nd ca n in flu enc e to th eir cultu re ev er yd ay.

4. The tee na ge r whe n the y us ed sl ang la n gua ge in thei r gr ou p it can ma ke them mo re c on fide nc e to have a r elation shi p to anoth e r p eopl e.

5. For the pa re nts, the y d o n ot pu sh thei r teen ag er fo r not u s ed slan g in thei r daily lif e be ca us e it m ake tee na ge r not fe el com fo rtable with th eir pa re nts.