LINGUA : Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2018): September 2018

SLANG EXPRESSION IN LITTLE MAN MOVIE BASED ON SOCIAL DIMENSION

Wiruma Titian Adi (STIBA Nusa Mandiri, Jakarta Selatan)
Alfian Azmi (STIBA Nusa Mandiri, Jakarta Selatan)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Aug 2018

Abstract

 This research aims to reveal the slang expression (slang words) uttered by some characters in Little Man movie. To analyze them, the writers use Holmes’ references about social scale which is classified into four scales. By using qualitative descriptive method, the writers found 18 slang words then analyzed them into social distance scale, status scale, formality scale, or functional scale. After classifying these scales, it can be concluded that social distance scale is the mostly used in the movie. It can be assumed that social distance scale has told about the relationship between characters.  

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Journal Info

Abbrev

lingua

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

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LINGUA primarily focuses on research on language learning and teaching in context of EFL/ESL, in a variety of levels including school level, university level, institute level, etc. Researches on culture and linguistics are of the secondary interest of LINGUA. LINGUA welcomes papers on teaching and ...