The Factor from Society

B. Factors that Contribute to the Errors

There are two factors that contribute to the errors. Both factors influence language use in Will I Am ’s songs. They are society and profession factors. The society factor aims to analyze how his language is affected by certain social condition. The role of society brings the influence for Will I Am in acquiring the language that is used in his works. The analysis gives an attention towards the relation of the language and Will I Am ’s social networking in supporting the discussion of the data. Moreover, the profession factor influences his language use that is applied through his works. The role of profession brings the influence for Will I Am in creating a song. It aims to show that some of his songs were created to be intended for a certain purpose. This analysis considers the relation of society factor and his job demand that influences his language in creating songs. The factors are explained as follows:

1. The Factor from Society

The first factor is society. The use of language in his songs is mostly affected by African American Vernacular English AAVE. AAVE is the language that is commonly used by African Americans in the United States. Will I Am gets AAVE from his family and his childhood’s friends. His family uses the English dialect of African American Vernacular English to have a daily conversation Danny White, 2012: 6. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI There are some lyrics affected by AAVE in “Feeling My Self”, “I Like to Move It”, and “The Travelling Song”. This research uses Trudgill’s theory that provides five prominent characteristics of AAVE 2000: 54. The theory shows the society influences Will I Am ’s language use in creating the songs. The data that are presented on the table helps to find out the contribution of the errors in Will I Am ’s songs. They are described as follows: Table 15. The Results of The Analysis Characteristics of African American Vernacular English Songs Lyrics Omission of suffix –s in the third person singular verb “Feeling My Self” Everybody know me “I Like to Move It” She like to move it Omission of auxiliary to be “Feeling My Self” we getting money while you playing with it. “I Like to Move It” we bored Maintaining the auxiliary be “Feeling My Self” We be in the club Omission the auxiliary to be for perfect tense “Feeling My Self” I done spent a quarter milli on clothes. “The Travelling Song ” been around the planet in the foreign land Use of double negations or more “The Travelling Song ” Cause I ain‟t met nobody that looks the same PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Firstly, AAVE does not mention the suffix –s of verb formation in the present tense form. Based on the table, there are two songs that the suffix of lexical verbs in the lyrics is omitted. In this case, AAVE does not use suffix –s on the verbs know and like. AAVE omits the suffix –s on the verbs that are intended for third person singular. Everybody and she are included in third person singular. In American English, it mentions the suffix –s on lexical verbs in the present tense. Secondly, AAVE omits the auxiliary to be. Based on the table, there are two types of function toward the omission of to be. To be is usually omitted to show a fact condition. The example is we bored. Moreover, the omission of to be has a function to explain an action which is in progress. The example is we getting money while you playing with it. Thirdly, AAVE maintains the form be. The form be does not change its form by following subjects, such as I am, he is, and she was. In AAVE, the sentence that maintains the form be shows the habitual experience. The example is found in the song “Feeling My Self”. In this case, the example aims to show the repeated event which is the person we often come and enjoy in the club. Fourthly, AAVE omits the verb auxiliaries for perfect tense. Based on the data, there are two forms of omission of auxiliaries that have a different meaning. The first example is I done spent a quarter milli on clothes. The form aims to show that the event has been accomplished to do. The second example is been around the planet in the foreign land. In this case, the meaning aims to show the past action. However, the atmosphere of doing the action of travelling can still be perceived. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Lastly, AAVE tends to use double negations. Based on the table, there is one song that uses double negations. The double negations emerge on the auxiliary ain‟t and the object personal nobody. Ain‟t can be in the form of can’t, don’t, and didn’t based on the context. It tends to imply the negative meaning even though there is a use of double negation on the clause. It has a meaning which is cause I did not meet anybody that looks the same.

2. The Factor from Profession