CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Design
Mc Millar and Schumacher 1993:31 describe research design as the plan and structure of the investigation used to obtain evidence to answer research
question. The design of this study was descriptive qualitative research; because of this study describe the meaning of slang word in Paul movie script. Slang is a kind of
jargon marked by its rejection of formal rules, its comparative freshness and its common ephemerality, and its marked used to claim solidarity. The design describes
the procedures for conducting the study, including when, from whom, and under what condition the data will be obtained. In other words, design indicates how the
research is done. What happens to the object and what procedure of data collection are used. The purpose of a research design is to provide the most valid, accurate
answer possible to research question. The design of this study was descriptive qualitative research. As stated by Gay 1987:11 descriptive research involves
collecting data in order to test hypotheses or answer question relates to the current status of the object of the study. A descriptive study determines and reports the thing.
It means that descriptive study, the research happen naturally, and the research has no control over the condition and the situation, and can only measure what already
exist.
To do this thesis entitled “Semantic Analysis of Slang used in PAUL Movie Script”, the writer collects some relevant references such as textbook, theories, and
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thesis and browses internet. All of the references are related to semantic and language books.
3.2 Data and Data Source
All data in this thesis are taken from movie script. The data is limited only all slang words, and phrases found in Paul movie script 2011. It means that it is
not included sentences though the slang words itself derived from the sentences in the movie script. There are slangs that have meaning as a full sentence, but if it
separated into word, it doesn’t slang anymore.
3.3 Data Collection Procedures
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