Journal of Linguistics, Literacy, and Pedagogy
Vol 3, No 2 (2024): November 2024

Type Of Slang Found In American Gangster Move Directed By Ridley Scott

Putra, Ngakan Putu Ditya Suadirja (Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2024

Abstract

This study entitled Type of Slang Found in American Gangster Move Directed by Ridley Scott. The aim of study is to identify the types of Slang word used in the movie. The Qualitative method is used on this study. There were several steps taken in collecting the data such as: watching the movie, reading the movie script and understanding the words, phrases and dialogues by taking a noted of the data found, identifying and classifying the data based on the type of slang words found on the movie.  The writer uses the theory from Eric Partridge (1945) on the book of “Slang To-Day and Yesterday”. The study concludes that 15 slang words are found in the movie such as: shit, asshole, fuck, nuts, my man, cool, junkie, baby, bullshit, motherfucker, what the hell, bro, fellas, guys and dough. Based on the research results, the most widely used type of slang is society slang. 

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JLLP

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Journal of Linguistics, Literacy, and Pedagogy (JLLP) is a biannually electronic journal, published every May and November in online versions by the English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher’s Training and Education, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Banten – Indonesia with e-ISSN: ...