A SLANG ANALYSIS USED IN THE “DIE HART” MOVIE

Abstract

This study discusses slang words in the “Die Hart” movie. The method of study was descriptive- qualitative. The purpose of this study was to find out the types of slang used in this movie. In this study, the theory of Allan and Burridge (2006) was used to identify and explain types of slang. In collecting data, the observation method was applied to obtain authentic data. The steps of data collection were: 1) watching the movie several times; 2) taking note of the potential slang used by the characters; 3) rereading the movie script; and 4) recording all slang words found in the movie. The result of this study shows that there are a total of 32 slang words found in this movie. There are eight data that can be classified as fresh and creative (25.00%), eight data for flippant (25.00%), seven data for imitative (21.88%), five data for acronym (15.63%), and four data for clipping (12.50%). The use of slang words in this movie was dominated by fresh and creative, and flippant. The use of slang has an impact on creating familiarity in society and the social environment. Apart from that, it needs to be understood so that there are no misunderstandings when using those words with other people in an informal situation.