An Analysis of Slang Words in The Weeknd’s Song Lyrics
Keywords:
slang words, sociolinguistic, song lyricsAbstract
The aims of the study focused on analyzing the types and the meaning of slang in The Weeknd’s song lyrics proposed by the theory of Allan and Burridge (2006), and to explain the contribution of the analysis of slang words in The Weeknd‟s song lyrics in teaching sociolinguistic. This study used a descriptive qualitative method. The data from this study were taken from the “Starboy” album by The Weeknd. The data were analyzed by identifying the slang words in the song lyrics into five types and classifying the word in each type of slang. The writer classified words into slang words by reading all the lyrics in detail and analyzing the word by trying to find the correct word or the real meaning, then the writer can decide the word was called as a slang word. In theory, Allan and Burridge divide slang words into five types, namely clipping, imitative, flippant, fresh and creative, and acronym. The writer found that 180 (37.7%) data types of clipping, 166 (34.7%) data types of imitative, 81 (16.9%) data types of flippant, 45 (9.4%) data types of fresh and creative, and 6 ( 1.3%) data types of acronym, and the most dominant type of slang is clipping. The writer suggest to future researchers to look for the contribution of slang learning in other aspects, for example in the linguistic course and in a wider scope.
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