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AN ANALYSIS OF JARGON USED BY IKATAN WARIA MALANG COMMUNITY

IN THEIR DAILY CONVERSATION

THESIS

By :

ERVAN KRISTIANSYAH

09360221

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2014

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AN ANALYSIS OF JARGON USED BY IKATAN WARIA MALANG COMMUNITY

IN THEIR DAILY CONVERSATION

THESIS

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

English Education

By :

ERVAN KRISTIANSYAH

09360221

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2014

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well”

DEDICATION:

I dedicated this thesis to:

My beloved father and mother,

My beautiful sister,

My Brother,

All of my friends,

And my beloved Retno.

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Acknowledgements

Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah, the Merciful and Charitable. Because of his

guidance, blessing, and affection, the researcher can finish this thesis.

The writer would like to express his deepest gratitude and thankful to Drs. Mas’udi,

M.Ed as his first advisor and Dian Arsitades Wiranegara, M.Pd as his second advisor, for

their suggestions, invaluable guidance, and advice during the consultation period, and their

comments and correcting during the completion of this thesis. His sincere gratitude and

appreciation are also extended to the members of Ikatan Waria Malang community, Mbak

Minul and Mbak Nada who had given the opportunity to conduct a research in their

community.

Finally, a special thank goes to his beloved father and mother (Hadi Santoso and

Ermy Wijayanti, his beautiful sister (Anggraela Etsa Valentine), his brother (Erwinsyah

Kristianto), his close friend, and also his lovely girlfirend (Retno Dwi Susanti) for their

encouragement, love, care, and pray so that he can finish this thesis.

Malang, 13 July 2014

The Researcher,

ErvanKristiansyah

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Table of Contents

Cover

Approval ……………………………………………………….…………… i

Legalization ……………………………………………………….…………… ii

Motto and Dedication ……………………………………….…………………… iii

Abstract ………………………………………………….………………… iv

Acknowledgements ……………………………………………………………. v

Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………. vi

Chapter I. Introduction

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

1.2 Statement of Problems ……………………………………………………. 4

1.3 Purposes of Study ……………………………………………………………. 5

1.4 Significance of Study …………………………………………..….…….. 5

1.5 Scope and Limitation …………………………………………..….…….. 6

1.6 Definition of Key Terms …………………………………………...……….. 6

Chapter II. Review of Related Literature

2.1 Definition of Sociolinguistics ……………………………………………. 7

2.2 Language and Society …………………………………………………… 8

2.3 Language and Communication …………………………………………… 9

2.4 Speech Community …………………………………………….……… 10

2.5 Language Variations …………………………..……………….…..…… 11

2.5.1 Slang …………………………………………………………….……… 12

2.5.2 Argot …………………………………………………………….……… 13

2.5.3 Cant …………………………………………………………….……… 14

2.5.4 Register …………………………………………………………….…….... 14

2.5.5 Colloquial ………………………………………………………………… 15

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2.5.6 Dialect …………………………………………………………………… 16

2.5.7 Style …………………………………………………………..…………. 17

2.5.8 Jargon ……………………………………………………………..…….. 19

2.6 Word Formation Processes …………………………………………….….. 21

2.7 The Meaning of Jargon …………………………………….……….…..… 22

2.8 IkatanWaria Malang Community …………………………..………….……. 24

Chapter III. Research Methodology

3.1 Research Design …………………………………………………………… 26

3.2 Research Subjects …………………………………………………………… 27

3.3 Research Instrument …………………………………………………… 27

3.3.1Observation …………………………………………………………… 27

3.3.2Interview …………………………………………………..……………….. 29

3.4 Data Collection Procedures …………………………..……………….. 29

3.5 Data Analysis ……………………………………………..…………….. 30

Chapter IV. Research Findings and Discussion

4.1 Research Findings ……………………………………………………….…… 31

4.1.1 The Jargons Found in IkatanWaria Malang Community in Their Daily Conversation

…………………………………………………………….……… 31

4.1.2 The Word Formation Processes Found in Jargon Used by IkatanWaria Malang

Community in Their Daily Conversation ..………..……………….…… 32

4.1.3 The Meaning of Jargon Used by IkatanWaria Malang Community in Their Daily

Conversation ………………….……………………………….……….... 40

4.2 Discussion ………………………………………………………………….… 44

Chapter V. Conclusion and Suggestion

5.1 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………. 47

5.2 Suggestion ……………………………………………………………. 48

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References ……………………………………………………………………. 49

Appendix 1 …………………………………………………………………….. 52

Appendix II …………………………………………………………………….. 53

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