SLANGS IN BEYONCE KNOWLES™ SONGS

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  • Christina Septiani Manurung and Elia Masa Gintings

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24114/jalu.v4i3.6683

Abstract

This study is based on sociolinguistics problems. It deals with the use of slang.The writer focuses on Beyonce Knowles™s songs lyrics as the scope of data. Theobjectives of the study were to find out the types of slang are used in BeyonceKnowles™ songs and to reason for the use of the types of slang in BeyonceKnowles™ songs. The data that support this study by using descriptive qualitativedata by reading some references related to the subject matters. The findingsshowed Abbreviation and Baby™s Expression slang were found in each lyrics ofBeyonce Knowles songs. There weren™t found Grammatical slang in two songslyrics among ten songs, nor the Words Repetition, there weren™t found in foursongs lyrics. The writer concluded that Abbreviation is the most dominant type ofslang found in Beyonce Knowles™ songs.

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Published

2015-07-01

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2015): (JUL-SEP)

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