ANALYZING SLANG WORDS IN “BAD BOYS 2” MOVIE

• Muhamad Zulfikar Siregar
• 2021

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ABSTRACT
 
Muhamad Zulfikar Siregar (31170186), Analyzing Slang Words In “Bad Boys 2”
Movie Directed by Michael Bay. 
 
 
Slang word always develop from time to time, making learning them always 
interesting and adding new knowledge.The purpose of this paper is to study the type and
meaning of the slang term used and also how is the nature and dialect carried by the
characters in action movie by the character in the Bad Boys 2 movie . In this research the
writer uses descriptive qualitative method. To analyze the Slang word formation in Bad
Boys 2 movie, the writer used the theory of George Yule. The result analysis are 126 and
6 types of slang word formation that are coinage (4), borrowing (5), compounding (9),
blending (92), clipping (6) and acronym (10).

Keywords: sociolinguistics, slang words, words formation, Bad Boys 2 Slang Words 

 

ABSTRAK
 
Muhamad Zulfikar Siregar (31170186), “Analyzing Slang Words In “Bad Boys
2” Movie”. English Department. Faculty of communication and language. Bina
Sarana Informatika. Jakarta. 2021.

 
 
Bahasa gaul selalu berkembang dari waktu ke waktu, sehingga 
mempelajarinya selalu menarik dan menambah pengetahuan baru. Tujuan dari
makalah ini adalah untuk mempelajari jenis dan makna istilah Slang yang digunakan
serta bagaimana sifat dan dialek yang dibawa oleh karakter dalam film aksi dalam
film Bad Boys 2. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif
kualitatif. Untuk menganalisis pembentukan kata slang dalam film Bad Boys 2, penulis
menggunakan teori dari George Yule. Hasil analisis ada 126 kata yang terdiri dari 6
jenis pembentukan kata slang yaitu coinage (4), borrowing (5), compounding (9),
blending (92), clipping (6) dan akronim (10).

Kata kunci : sosiolinguistik, kata gaul, pembentukan kata, kata gaul Bad Boys 2 
 

• Sociolinguistics

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