Abstract:
This study deals with the use of slang in the Jumanji movie. The meaning, type,
and predominant type of slang used in Jumanji were the focus of this study.
Jumanji movie script as the data source. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie
was american fantasy adventure comedy. That movie was directed by Jake
Kasdan and written by Chris Mckenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff
Pinkner. It was released in December 2017. This research employs a descriptive
qualitative design for its research design. Slang terms from the movie Jumanji
were used in this study: utilizing slang-related dictionaries and theories. The
analysis identifies five categories of slang, namely clipping, fresh and creative,
flippant, imitative, and acronym. The slang word is then categorized and
examined in the form of words and phrases. There are 54 expressions of fresh and
creative, 5 words flippant, 7 words imitative, 3 words acronym, and 6 words
clipping. Jumanji used a number of slang words and phrases, according to these
findings Jumanji:Welcome to the Jungle movie used a variety of slang terms. and
the most common form of slang used in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is Fresh
and Creative 71.00%. The meaning slang in Jumanji mostly conceptual meaning.
In the meantime, the reasons fresh and creative type most dominant using in
jumanji movie because in the film mostly vocabulary to describe in casual setting.
The following slang types and meanings can be better understood by foreign
language learners, particularly English department students, through this study.
