APPROVAL OF THE THESIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

IDIOMS USED IN REAL STEEL MOVIE

THESIS
Presented to the Department of Education of the State Islamic College of Palangka
Raya in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan Islam

By:

ABDAH
SRN. 090 112 0418

THE STATE ISLAMIC COLLEGE OF PALANGKA RAYA
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
THE STUDY PROGRAM OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
1434 H/2013 M

APPROVAL OF THE THESIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

TITLE OF THE THESIS : IDIOMS USED IN REAL STEEL MOVIE
Name

: ABDAH

SRN

: 0901120418

Department

: Education

Study Program

: English Education

Level

: S-1
Palangka Raya, October 05, 2013

Approved By:
Advisor I,

Advisor II,

Hj. Apni Ranti, S.Pd., M.Hum.
ORN. 198101182008012013

Nahdhiyah, S.S., M.Pd.
ORN. 198101272009012006

Vice Director In Academic Affairs,

The Depatment Of Education Chair,

Drs. Fahmi, M.Pd.
NIP. 19610520 199903 1 003

Triwid Syafarotunnajah, S.Ag., M.Pd.
NIP. 19710914 200312 2 001

OFFICIAL NOTE

Case : Please be examined
Abdah’s Thesis

Palangkaraya, October 05, 2013

To, Director of the State Islamic
College of Palangka Raya
In
Palangka Raya
Peace be unto you and God’s mercy and blessing as well.
By reading and analyzing of thesis’s revision, we think that thesis in the name
of:
Name

: ABDAH

Student Registration Number

: 0901120418

Title of the thesis

: IDIOMS USED IN REAL STEEL MOVIE

Can be examined in partial fulfillment of the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan
Islam in English Education of the Department of Education STAIN Palangka Raya.
Thank you for your attention.
Peace be with you and God’s blessing.

Advisor I,

Advisor II,

Hj. Apni Ranti, S.Pd., M.Hum.
ORN. 198101182008012013

Nahdhiyah, S.S., M.Pd.

ORN. 198101272009012006

LEGALIZATION OF THESIS EXAMINING COMMITTEE

This thesis entitles IDIOMS USED IN REAL STEEL MOVIE the name of Abdah,
and her Students Registration Number is 0901120418. It has been examined in the
board of examiners of the State Islamic College of Palangka Raya on:
Day

: Thursday

Date

: October 17, 2013
Palangka Raya, Octobar

, 2013

Board of Examiners:

1.

Rahmadi Nirwanto, S.Pd., M.Pd. (……….……………………………..)
Chairman/ Member

2.

Luqman Baehaqi, S.S., M.Pd.
Member

(………………….….……………….)

3.

Hj. Apni Ranti, S.Pd., M.Hum.
Member

(…………………….………………..)

4.

Nahdhiyah, S.S., M.Pd.
Secretary/ Member

(…………………….………………..)

The State Islamic College of Palangka Raya
Director,

Dr. Ibnu Elmi A.S. Pelu, S.H., M.H.
ORN.19750109 199903 1 002

Abdah. 2013. Idioms Used in Real Steel Movie. Thesis, Palangka Raya: The State
Islamic College (STAIN) Palangka Raya, The Study Program of English
Education, 2013. Advisors I Hj. Apni Ranti, M.Hum, and Advisor II
Nahdhiyah, M.Pd.

ABSTRACT

The study was aimed to find out the forms, meanings, and speech function

types of idioms in Reel Steal movie. The source of the data was taken from the script
of Real Steel Movie. It is an Americanscience fictionsports drama filmthat was
produced in 2011. The design of this study was descriptive qualitative research and
the research type of this study is a document or content analysis.
The result of the study was totally found 77 Idioms as phrasal verb which the
highest quantity of idiom as phrasal verb in the Real Steel movie’s script is a phrase
“come on”, and it belongs to intransitive phrasal verb. The most particles in forming
the verbs become a phrasal verb are a particle “up” which can be as an adverb and a
preposition. From 77 idioms found, there are several idioms which have different
speech function of one idiom so that the totally of all idioms become 86 idioms. The
meanings of idioms as phrasal verbs mostly belong to “concrete meaning” and the
meanings of idioms semantically mostly desribe “action” because the most idioms
describe action done without direction from somebody. There are some idioms which
have the same forms and words but they have different meaning according to the
context and story. They are slow down, and put on.
Based on six types of speech function there are found three types of speech
function which are; referential, directive, and expressive. There are some idioms
which have same meaning and form but have different speech function. They are
slow down, mess with, get back, look after, clean up, knock out, rise up, stand up, and
put on. The most frequently speech function type of idiom used in Real Steel movie is

referential; it is because most of the idioms are uttered to provide the information.
Then the most rarely used is the type of expressive.
Key Words: Forms, Meanings, and Speech Function Types of Idioms.

Abdah. 2013. Idiom-idiom yang Digunakan dalam Film Real Steel, Skripsi: Palangka
Raya, Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Palangka Raya, Program
Studi Tadris Bahasa Inggris, 2013. Pembimbing I Hj. Apni Ranti, M.Hum,
dan Pembimbing II Nahdhiyah, M.Pd.
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bentuk, makna, dan jenis fungsi
ucapan dalam film Real Steel. Sumber data diambil dari naskah film Real Steel yang
merupakan science fictionsports drama filmAmerika yang diproduksi pada tahun
2011. Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dan jenis penelitian ini adalah
analisis dokumen atau isi (konten).
Secara keseluruhan hasil penelitian ini ditemukan 77 idiom sebagai phrasal
verb yang mana jumlah terbesar idiom sebagai phrasal verb dalam naskah film Real
Steel adalah phrasa “come on”, dan merupakan bentuk intransitive phrasal verb.
Partikel yang paling bnyak dalam pembentukan kata kerja menjadi sebuah phrasal
verb “up” yang mana bisa berfungsi sebagai keterangan dan kata depan. Dari 77
idiom yang ditemukan ada beberapa idiom yang memiliki fungsi ucapan yang

berbeda-beda dari satu bentuk idiom sehingga total keseluruhan dari idiom menjadi
86 idiom. Sebagian besar idiom sebagai phrasal verb memiliki makna “konkret” dan
makna idiom secara semantik sebagian besar menggambarkan tentang “tindakan”
karena sebagian besar idiom menggambarkan tindakan yang dilakukan tanpa adanya
perintah dari seseorang. Ada beberapa idiom yang memiliki bentuk yang sama tetapi
memiliki arti yang berbeda berdasarkan konteks atau cerita dalam film; yaknislow
down, dan put on.
Berdasarkan 6 fungsi ucapan, ditemukan tiga jenis fungsi ucapan sebagai
berikut; referential, directive, and expressive. Ada tiga idiom yang mempunyai
makna dan bentuk yang sama tetapi berbeda fungsi ucapan yakni; slow down, mess
with, get back, look after, clean up, knock out, rise up, stand up, dan put on. Sebagian
besar fungsi ucapan yang sering digunakan dal film Real Steel adalah referential
karena sebagian besar idiom diucapkan untuk memberikan informasi, kemudian jenis
fungsi ucapan yang paling jarang digunakan adalah jenis expressive.
Key Words: Bentuk, Makna, and Jenis Fungsi Ucapan Idiom.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In the name of Allah, the Benefit and the Merciful. All praises and thanks are
due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His assistance and His forgiveness. The writer
bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad

is the last messenger of Allah. First of all, the writer would like to express her deepest
thanks to:
1. Dr. IbnuElmi A.S. Pelu, SH., M.H. as the Director of STAIN Palangka Raya
for his direction and permission of conducting this thesis.
2. The chair of the Department of Education of STAIN Palangka Raya, Triwid S.
N., M.Pd. and also the chairwoman of English study program of STAIN
Palangka Raya, SantiErlianaM.Pd. for their permission so that the writer can
accomplish the requirements for composing the thesis.
3. Dr. H. Abdul Qodir, M.Pd. as the writer’s Academic Advisor for his advice,
care, suggestion and guidance during the first semester till the end of her
study.
4. My beloved advisors, Hj. ApniRanti, M.Hum. (as first advisor), and
Nahdhiyah, M.Pd. (as second advisor), for their ever-encouraging, supports,
guidance, sympathetic understanding and also the writer’s inspiration to
Improve her English Skill.

5. Siminto, S.Pd.,M.Hum. andLuqmanBaehaqi, S.S., M.Pd. as the examiners in
the first and second thesis proposal seminar, for their suggestion, supports,
and guidance for composing the thesis.
6. Dra. Halimah, M.Pd. as one of the writer’s motivator to finish her study.
7. NurulWahdah, M.Pd. as the Arabic lecturer who help the writer to face Arabic
subject with loving and care.
8. All the Staffs of the English Study Program for their valuable knowledge and
examples.
Furthermore, the writer also expresses her deepest thanks to her beloved parents
and family and also her friends of TBI 2009 for their supports.
The writer realizes that the study is still far from the perfect, therefore some
constructive critical and suggestions are welcomed; finally may Allah always bless
us.

Palangka Raya, October 2013

ABDAH
SRN. 0901120418

DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to some people as f ollows:

Especially f or my dearest parents AINI and NOR AYU who alway s give
me spirit, supports, thank s a lot f or y our love, af f ection and pray ing f or
me.
My Brothers MUHAMMAD ALBAR and ALIANS YAH .
Thank s f or All f amily , especially my uncle FAHRUDIN, S .Pd.I.who
alway s give me encouragement to f inish my study .
My motivator and also my teacher in my real lif e, JUMRODAH,
S .S i.,M.Pd. and her beloved husband GUS TI

N AZ ARUDDIN NOOR,

S .P., thank s a lot y ou are my motivators to f ace my real lif e, f uture and

also teach me to have positive image.
All

my

best

f riends

especially

S uwarsihS .pd.I,

Listy aNingsih,

TaranekaRulena, Ay uDwita S ari , Tazkiy atunnafs El HawaS .pd.I.,
NurulHikmahS .pd.I.,
RaudatulIzzati ,

Irmawati ,

AniMuly ana,

Jalina,

Dessy

NiaDwiAstuti ,

Anita,

Rahmiati ,

AgusS etiy ani ,

S aidatulM usaiah, S artikaAgusRini , Any Rufaidah, HusnaMariy ani , Ice
Yulianti , Renita, Della NoviantiRidha, Boby S aputra, Muammar , Achmad
Noor , LuqmanManafi , MukhlisFadhilah , Muhammad Muslim , Rizky
Armanda, S itiHerliana, Deby Irawan andJamilJanuansy ah. Thank s f or

y our supports, helps, and suggesti ons during doing this study .
All my bel oved brothers and sisters of TBI 2008-2009 thank s f or help and
support.

DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICATION

In the name of Allah
I myself make declare that this thesis entitles IDIOMS USED IN REAL STEEL
MOVIE is truly my own writing. When it is not my own idea, I show my admission
by showing it in the list of references.
If my own declaration is not right in this thesis one day so, I am ready to be given
academic sanction namely, the cancellation of the degree of the thesis.

Palangka Raya, October , 2013
My Own Declaration,

ABDAH
SRN. 0901120418

MOTTO

Alway s walk through life as if y ou have
something new to learn and y ou will.
~Vernon Howard

Never Back Off!!!

~Abdah

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER PAGE ...................................................................................
APPROVAL OF THE THESIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ..............
OFFICIAL NOTE ...............................................................................
LEGALIZATION OF THE THESIS EXAMINING COMMITTEE.....
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................
ABSTRAK .........................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................
DEDICATION ....................................................................................
DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICATION .......................................
MOTTO ..............................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................
LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES AND APPENDIXES ...........................

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study ..............................................
B. Problems of the Study ..................................................
C. Objective of the Study ..................................................
D. Significance of the Study ..............................................
E. Scope and Limitation of the Study.................................
F. Definition of Key Terms ...............................................
G. Framework of Discussion ..............................................

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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
A. Related Studies..............................................................
B. Definition of Idiom ......................................................
C. Form of Idiom ...............................................................
1. The Definition of Sentence ......................................
2. The Definition of Phrase ..........................................
3. Idioms as Sentences .................................................
4. Idioms as a Phrase ...................................................
D. The Speech Function Types of Idioms ..........................
E. Definition of Movie.......................................................
F. Kinds of Movie .............................................................
1. Documentary Movie ................................................
2. Short Movie ............................................................
3. Feature-Length Movie .............................................
G. The Movie Genres .........................................................
1. Science Fiction Movie .............................................
2. Sport Movie ............................................................

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3. Drama .....................................................................
H. Description of Real Steel Movie ....................................
1. The Background of Real Steel Movie .....................
2. Real Steel Movie Synopsis ......................................
I. Frame of Thinking ........................................................

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
A. Research Design ...........................................................
B. Research Type ...............................................................
C. The Research Role ........................................................
D. Research Site.................................................................
E. Source of Data ..............................................................
F. Instrument and Techniques of Data Collection ..............
G. Methods for Verification of the Research Finding .........
1. Credibility ..............................................................
2. Transferability ........................................................
3. Dependability .........................................................
4. Conformability .......................................................
H. Data Analysis ................................................................
1. Data Reduction .......................................................
2. Data Display...........................................................
3. Conclusion .............................................................

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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
A. Research Findings .........................................................
B. Discussion .....................................................................

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CHAPTER V CLOSING
A. Conclusion ....................................................................
B. Suggestion ....................................................................

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REFERENCES
APPENDIXES
CURRICULUM VITAE

LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1 Examples of Transitive Separable and Inseparable .........
Table 2.2 Concrete and Abstract Meaning of Phrasal Verbs ...........
Table 4.1 The Forms of Idioms Occurred in Real Steel Movie.........
Table 4.2 The Meanings of Idioms Used in Real Steel Movie ...........

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1 Position and Function of A Phrase in A Clause ..............
Figure 2.2 Frame of Thinking ...........................................................

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LIST OF APPENDIXES

APPENDIX I Data Transcriptions.......................................................
APPENDIX I Coding Sheet ................................................................

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