ANALYSIS OF COLLOQUIAL WORDS FOUND

IN SONG LYRICS FROM EMINEM ALBUM

“MARSHALL MATHERS LP2”

THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana

Degree in English Language Education

By:

SANDY ARMANSYAH RAHMAT YANDI

201410100311115

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2019

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This thesis written by Sandy Armansyah was approved on October 26, 2019

By:

Advisor II, Advisor I,

Riski Lestiono, S.Pd., M.A. Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum.

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This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher

Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Language Education

on October 26, 2019

Approved by:

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Dean,

Dr. Poncojari Wahyono, M.Kes.

Examiners: Signatures:

1. Dr. Fardini Sabilah, S.Pd., M.Pd. 1. .....................

2. Puji Sumarsono. S.Pd., M.Pd. 2. .....................

3. Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum. 3. .....................

4. Riski Lestiono, S.Pd., M.A. 4. .....................

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LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY

The written work enclosed is authorized by:

Name : Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi

NIM : 201410100311115

Major : English Language Education Department

Faculty : Teacher Training and Education

Title of work:

AN ANALYSIS OF COLLOQUIAL WORDS FOUND IN SONG LYRICS

FROM EMINEM ALBUM “MARSHALL MATHERS LP2”

I hereby declare that this thesis has not been published and written by another

person in any form of publication for achieving Sarjana Degree in other

universities. This thesis is the product of my own work without committing

plagiarisms more than the specified percentage. Furthermore, as citation etiquette,

all citations have been mentioned in the references.

Malang, October 26, 2019

The Researcher,

Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi

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MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS

MOTTOS

“What is “Courage”? Courage is owning your fear!”

(William Anthonio Zeppeli)

“You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!”

(Sakata Gintoki)

“Wagering that life in absence of Translation is resembling a relation without

explication; turmoil is always there in action”

(Riski Lestiono)

DEDICATIONS:

Myself, as the researcher,

who has been doing anything in finishing this thesis.

My family and my friends

for supporting me thoroughly in my life.

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AN ANALYSIS OF COLLOQUIAL WORDS FOUND IN SONG LYRICS

FROM EMINEM ALBUM “MARSHALL MATHERS LP2”

ABSTRACT

Colloquial is an informal language which is the lexical base of all social

dialects. In other words, all native speakers of the particular language generally

understand when using this variety. The users of colloquial are commonly

educated and uneducated people which appear both in real life and in song. In

song, the use of colloquial frequently appears in the rap genre. Since the

researcher identifies the frequent use of colloquial words in the rap song genre,

this research is aimed to investigate the colloquial words and the meaning of the

colloquial words found based on its type in rap song lyric from “Marshall Mathers

LP2” album by Eminem.

This research employed qualitative design. Furthermore, the research object

was a song entitled “Rap God” in “Marshall Mathers LP2” album. The instrument

of this research was document in the form of song lyric entitled “Rap God”

containing colloquial words used by Eminem in his “Marshall Mathers LP2”

album.

The finding showed that the researcher identified 130 colloquial words in

Eminem song lyric entitled “Rap God” from “Marshall Mathers LP2” album. The

colloquial words are classified into 21 literary colloquial words in phonetic

feature, 48 literary colloquial words in lexical feature, and 0 literary colloquial

words in morphological feature, 9 familiar colloquial words in phonetic feature,

48 familiar colloquial words in lexical feature, and 4 familiar colloquial words in

morphological feature. The researcher compared the colloquial words based on

the conceptual and associative meaning taken from Farlex online dictionary

(https://www.thefreedictionary.com) and the meaning of each line in “Rap God”

song lyric taken from the Rap Genius community (https://genius.com).

Key words: Colloquial, Marshall Mathers LP2, Song

Advisor 1 The Researcher,

Dra. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum. Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillahirabbil ’alamin, all praises and gratefulness to Allah S.W.T,

who is the source of life and strength of knowledge and wisdom.

My sincere appreciation and deepest gratitude is conveyed to Dra. Thathit

Manon Andini, M.Hum and Riski Lestiono, M.A for their kind supervision,

guidance, support and valuable suggestions. I also thank my thesis examiners, all

lectures and staffs of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, especially

English Language Education Department for their help and encouragement.

I take this opportunity to express gratitude to all of the English department

students academic year 2014 for their help and support. I also thank my parents,

my brothers, my sisters and all of my members for the unconditional

encouragement, support and attention. My thankfulness also goes to my friends;

Arga, Bima, Desi, Gigih, and Novi who support me through this adventure and

my life.

I am completely aware that this thesis is far from the percentage of

perfection. I realize that many mistakes have been made even though I have

already worked hard to complete the thesis. Therefore, the critics and suggestions

are expected in this research. Finally, I hope this thesis will be beneficial for the

readers.

Malang, October 26, 2019

The Researcher,

Sandy Armansyah Rahmat Yandi

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL …………………………………………………………………….. i

LEGALIZATION ……………………………………………………………… ii

LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY ……………………………………………... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ………………………………………………... iv

ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………. v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………………………... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………………….. vii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study ….................................................................... 1

1.2 Statements of Problems ….…................................................................. 3

1.3 Objective of the Study …........................................................................ 3

1.4 Scope and Limitation …..….................................................................... 4

1.5 Significance of the Study ….................................................................... 4

1.6 Definition of the Key Terms …............................................................... 4

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Language Variation ……………………………………………………. 6

2.1.1 Dialect ……………………………………………………………... 6

2.1.2 Register ……………………………………………………………. 7

2.1.3 Slang ………………………………………………………………. 7

2.1.4 Jargon ……………………………………………………………… 8

2.1.5 Colloquial ………………………………………………………….. 8

2.1.5.1 Types of Colloquial Words …………………………………… 9

2.1.5.1.1 Literary Colloquial Words ………………………………. 9

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2.1.5.1.2 Familiar Colloquial Word …………………………..….. 11

2.2. Definition of Meaning ……………………………………………….. 13

2.3. Rap Song …………………………………………………………….. 14

2.4. “Marshall Mathers LP2” Album Review ……………………………. 15

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design ……………………………………………………… 16

3.2 Research Objects ……………………………………………………... 17

3.3 Research Instrument ………………………………………………….. 17

3.4 Data Collection ………………………………………………………. 18

3.5 Data Analysis ………………………………………………………… 19

CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Research Findings ……………………………………………………. 20

4.1.1. The Colloquial Words Found in Song Lyrics of Eminem Album

“Marshall Mathers LP2”………………………………………… 20

4.1.2. The Meaning of the Colloquial Words Found in Song Lyrics from

Eminem Album “Marshall Mathers LP2”………………………. 21

4.1.2.1 Literary Colloquial Word ………………………………… 22

4.1.2.2 Familiar Colloquial Word ………………………………... 25

4.2 Discussion ……………………………………………………………. 29

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion …………………………………………………………… 32

5.2 Suggestions …………………………………………………………... 33

REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………... 34

APPENDICES

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LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX 1. The Colloquial Words Found in Song Lyrics from Eminem Song

“Rap God” …………………………………………………………..…………. 37

APPENDIX 2. Literary Colloquial Words Phonetic Feature ……………..…… 39

APPENDIX 3. Literary Colloquial Words Lexical Feature ………..………….. 40

APPENDIX 4. Familiar Colloquial Words Phonetic Feature …………………. 42

APPENDIX 5. Familiar Colloquial Words Lexical Feature …………………... 43

APPENDIX 6. Familiar Colloquial Words Morphological Feature …………… 46

APPENDIX 7. Rap God Song Lyrics ………………………………………….. 47

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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1. Literary Colloquial Word ……………………….………………… 22

FIGURE 2. Familiar Colloquial Word ……………………….………………… 25

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