Abstract:
This study deals with the Contrastive Analysis of English and Melayu in Diphthong sounds in
the film “hidupku, solatku, matiku”. In order to bring this study into its purpose, the researcher
identified two research problem, those are the similarities of English and Melayu in diphthong
sounds in the film “hidupku, solatku, matiku” and the dissimilarities of English and Melayu in
diphthong sounds in the film “hidupku, solatku, matiku”. This study was conducted by using
descriptive qualitative method and was taken place in the library of UMSU. The data was
collected by reading some English and Melayu grammar books, especially about diphthong and
the data from internet to complete this research. The data classified into it ways of classification
based on the types was found the similarities and dissimilarities of English and Melayu in
diphthong sounds in the film “hidupku, solatku, matiku”. It was found that many the similarities
and dissimilarities of English and Melayu In diphthong sounds in the film “hidupku, solatku,
matiku”. Like article, contrastive analysis, glide in a diphthong, syllabicity of diphthongs,
direction and nature of the glide, English diphthong and Melayu diphthong, the similarities and
dissimilarities of English and Melayu in diphthong sounds in the film “hidupku, solatku, matiku
