The Use of Slang Words of Bruno Mars Songs

  • Oviana D.Y Libing Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
  • I Nengah Sudipa Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
  • I Nyoman Aryawibawa Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to identify the types of slang words and the meaning of slang words implied in Bruno Mars songs. The researcher divides the data into two parts which are primary data and secondary data. Primary data was taken from the internet in the form of Bruno Mars songs’ lyrics. The previous study and journal were taken as the secondary data to support this research. The methods used in this study is the qualitative descriptive and documentation technique. The main theory that the researcher used is the theory of slang proposed by Eric Partridge (1954). The result of this study shows that there are two types of slang words that contained in Bruno Mars songs lyric. Furthermore the meaning of slang words that implied in Bruno Mars songs lyric is refers to him as a singer.


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Author Biographies

Oviana D.Y Libing, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

 

I Nengah Sudipa, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

 

I Nyoman Aryawibawa, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

 

Published
2023-02-25
How to Cite
D.Y LIBING, Oviana; SUDIPA, I Nengah; ARYAWIBAWA, I Nyoman. The Use of Slang Words of Bruno Mars Songs. Udayana Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 25-32, feb. 2023. ISSN 2621-9107. Available at: <https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/ujossh/article/view/98616>. Date accessed: 24 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.24843/UJoSSH.2023.v07.i01.p05.

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