AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLSH SLANG USED BY DENNIS A CELEBGRAM

OF INSTAGRAM

THESIS

DIAN OKTAVITA

(201410100311086)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLSH SLANG USED BY DENNIS A CELEBGRAM

OF INSTAGRAM

THESIS

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

Sarjana Degree in English Language Education

By:

DIAN OKTAVITA

(201410100311086)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

MOTTO

Work Hard! Believe in Allah always knowing your efforts. Don’t be afraid

with the set of problems. Think big and act now.

DEDICATIONS

This thesis is dedicated

especially to my parents, my

husband, my best friends

and all of people who are

supported me on thesis.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Thanks to Allah SWT the Almighty and the most Merciful for His blessings

to the writer could finish this thesis entitled “An Analysis of Slang Word used by

Dennis on Instagram”. The writer also wishes to express her deep and sincere

gratitude for those who have guided in completing this report:

1. Dra. Erly Wahyuni, M.Si and Triastama Wiratmaja, S.S., M.Si. Her first and

second advisor who have been giving advice, guidance, their valuable time

during the process of writing this thesis.

2. Beloved parents (Mulyadi and Sumariyati), her Sister (Dinda Indah Sari)

and her big family for never ending prayers and hopes.

3. Beloved Husband (Ridwan Pradana Putra) who always give the motivation,

support, and encouragement during the process of writing this thesis so that

she never give up to complete this thesis.

4. Best friends (especially for Khotiul Janah and Ahmad Jalaluddin) for always

giving spirit and surrounding her with the greatest friendship here.

May Allah SWT always blessing those mentioned before and the writer

realize that this thesis is so far from being perfect, the readers are given opportunity

comment or suggestion freely. Hopefully, this thesis can provide good benefits.

Malang,

The writer,

Dian Oktavita

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Approval ................................................................................................................ iii

Mottos and Dedications ................................................................................. iv

Letter of Authenticity ............................................................................................ v

Abstract ................................................................................................................. vi

Acknowledgements ............................................................................................... vii

Table of Contents ................................................................................................. viii

List of Tables......................................................................................................... x

List of Appendices ................................................................................................ xi

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Research Background ............................................................................ 1

1.2 Research Problem .................................................................................. 4

1.3 Research Objectives............................................................................... 4

1.4 Research Significance ............................................................................ 4

1.5 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................. 5

1.6 Definition of Key Terms ........................................................................ 5

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Sociolinguistic ....................................................................................... 7

2.2 Language Varieties ................................................................................ 7

2.3 Slang ...................................................................................................... 8

2.3.1 Characteristics of Slangs ............................................................. 9

2.3.2 Types of Slang ............................................................................. 9

2.4 Social Media .......................................................................................... 12

2.5 Instagram ............................................................................................... 13

2.5.1 Instagram features........................................................................ 13

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design .................................................................................... 16

3.2 Research Subject .................................................................................... 16

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

3.3.1 Document Analysis ..................................................................... 18

3.3.2 Human Instrument ....................................................................... 18

3.4 Data Collection Procedures ................................................................. 19

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3.5 Data Analysis ...................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Research Finding ................................................................................. 21

4.2 Discussion ........................................................................................... 24

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion ........................................................................................... 26

5.2 Suggestion ........................................................................................... 27

REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 28

APPENDICES ...................................................................................................... 30

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List of Tables

Table 1 ................................................................................................................... 21

Table 2 ................................................................................................................... 22

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List of Appendices

Appendix 1 ............................................................................................................ 30

Appendix 2 ............................................................................................................ 33

Appendix 3 ............................................................................................................ 39

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