Analysis of Slang Words in Selected Avril Lavigne Song Lyrics on “Head Above Water” Album

Abstract

This study deals in the slang word analysis in selected Avril Lavigne song lyrics on “Head Above Water” album. This study aimed to identify the types of slang word found in Avril Lavigne song lyrics on “Head Above Water” album, to find out the meaning of slang word in Avril Lavigne song lyrics on “Head Above Water” album, to analyze the slang word which are realized in Avril Lavigne song lyrics on “Head Above Water” album. Descriptive qualitative research was applied in this study. The data of research were taken from Avril Lavigne song lyrics on “Head Above Water” album, 74 words found in this song. The data were analyze by identifying the song into four types of process, classifying the word in each type of slang, analyzing the data into the slang word. It was found that there were four types of slang in selected Avril Lavigne song lyrics on “Head Above Water” album namely blending, coinage, clipping, and compounding. The writer found the most widely type of slang namely clipping among words of slang in selected 8 songs lyric of Avril Lavigne on “Head Above Water” album. The writer was realized that the words were the slang word which was found in Avril Lavigne song lyrics on “Head Above Water” album by reading all the lyrics in detail and analyzing the word by trying find the correct word or the real meaning, then the researcher can decided the word was called as slang word.