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1. Meanings
According to Odgen and Richards 1923, p. 76 meaning is: a an intrinsic property, b the other words which are annexed to a word in the dictionary, c
the place of anything in a system, d the connotation of a word, e that to which a symbol actually refers, and f that to which the user of a symbol ought to be
referring. In this study the writer focuses on the slang’s meanings formation based on the Freedom Writers movie.
2. Functions
Jakobson 1960 mentions there are at least five essential factors in the conversation which are: 1 subject – matter, 2 originator speaker or writer, 3
receiver listener or reader, 4 the channel of communication, and 5 linguistic message. In addition, there are five communicative functions of a language
Leech, 1981. Those functions are 1 informational, 2 expressive, 3 directive, 4 aesthetic, and 5 phatic function. The writer analyzes the conversation context
based on the social factors of communications which already mentioned by Jakobson 1960. In this study, ‘functions’ refers to the slang’s communicative
functions. The ‘functions’ refers to the communicative functions of slang based on the conversations in the Freedom Writers movie.
3. Slang
Kernerman 2006 mentions that, slang is words and phrases sometimes it is temporary which are used very informally. Some of the examples are army
slang and teenage slang. One of the examples of the teenage slang is `stiff which
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refers to `a corpse. Slang as proposed by Dumas and Lighter 1978 denotes an informal, a nonstandard and nontechnical vocabulary and it is often associated
with youthful, raffish, or undignified persons and groups; and it conveys often the striking connotations of impertinence or irreverence, especially for establishing
attitudes and values within the prevailing culture. In addition, Eble 1996 says that slang is an ever changing set of colloquial words and phrases that the
speakers use to establish or reinforce the social identity or cohesiveness within a group. In this study, slang refers to the informal or non standard form of words
which are spoken by a group of people which are mainly used to denote objects or people. Moreover, slang is a word or phrase which contains slang. It is used
through a conversational context which is interpreted differently from its general meaning.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter is divided into two parts. The first part is the theoretical description. It consists of theories which are directly relevant to the research. The
discussion of other similar research or studies is also explained in the theoretical description. The second part explains the theoretical framework of this study. The
theoretical framework consists of a summary and a synthesis of the major relevant theories which are related to the study. All of the theories which are explained in
this section are useful in order to support the data analysis and to answer two research questions proposed in the first chapter.
2.1 Theoretical Description
This section is dealing with the theoretical description. This section consists of theories which are directly relevant to the research and the explanation
of other similar research studies. The descriptions of the theories help the writer to discuss and analyze meanings and functions of the slang in the Freedom Writers
movie.
2.1.1 Review of the Previous Studies
As a proof that the study is originally written, the writer provides a review of the previous studies which are closely related to this study. One of the studies
which is related to the use of slang entitled “Description of American Slang Found in Some Books, Novels, and Films”. This study was written by Eni
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