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EFL LEARNERS’ COMPREHENSION

OF ENGLISH TABOO WORDS IN INTERNET MEME

THESIS

Submitted to the Department of Language Studies,

Graduate School of UniversitasMuhammadiyah Surakarta

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for

the degree of Master of Education

by

PujianaMasitha

ID No. S200140048

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE STUDIES

GRADUATE SCHOOL

UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA

2016

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APPROVAL

EFL LEARNERS’ COMPREHENSION OF ENGLISH TABOO WORDS

IN INTERNET MEME

THESIS

Proposed by:

PujianaMasitha

ID No S200140035

Approved by

First advisor Second advisor

AgusWijayanto, Ph.D Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D

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SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM

The student submits the thesis for examination:

Name : PujianaMasitha

ID Number : S 200140048

Department : Language Studies

Field of Study : English Education

Thesis Title : EFL Learners’ Comprehension of English Taboo words in

Internet Meme

Supervisor’s Approval:

I confirm that the thesis written by the above-named student meets the scholarly

standards for the degree and is therefore eligible to proceed to an examination by

the board of examiners of the Department of Language Studies, the Graduate

School of UniversitasMuhammadiyah Surakarta.

Surakarta, October 2016

Primary supervisor

Agus Wijayanto, Ph.D.

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SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM

The student submits the thesis for examination:


ID Number : S 200140048



Thesis Title : EFL Learners’ Comprehension of English Taboo words in

Internet meme

Supervisor’s Approval:

I confirm that the thesis written by the above-named student meets the scholarly

standards for the degree and is therefore eligible to proceed to an examination by

the board of examiners of the Department of Language Studies, the Graduate

School of UniversitasMuhammadiyah Surakarta.


Co - supervisor

Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D.

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APPROVAL OF THESIS FOR SUBMISSION

Title: EFL Learners’ Comprehension of English Taboo Words in Internet meme

Submitted by PujianaMasitha

Has been examined by the board of examiners on ____________2016. All

feedback,corrections, and suggestions recommended by the examiners have been

considered and revision has been accordingly made by the student.

The board of examiners certifies that the thesis is eligible for submission.

The Board of Examiners

Primary supervisor

AgusWijayanto, P.hD

Co- Supervisor

MaulyHalwatHikmat, P.hD

Internal Examiner

Prof. Dr. EndangFauziati, M.Hum


The Director of Graduate School

Prof. Dr. KhudzaifahDimyati

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STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP

I hereby confirm that the thesis entitled “EFL Learners’ Comprehension of

English Taboo Words in Internet Meme” is an original and authentic work written

by myself and it has satisfiedthe rules and regulations of

UniversitasMuhammadiyah Surakarta with respect to plagiarism. I certify that all

quotations and the sources of information have been fully referred and

acknowledged accordingly.

I confirm that this thesis has not been submitted for the award of any previous

degree in any tertiary institutions in Indonesia or abroad.


ID Number : S 200140048



Thesis title : EFL Learners’ Comprehension of English Taboo Words in Internet

Meme

Date : __ October 2016

Signed : _________________

(PujianaMasitha)

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MOTTO

Do not wait; the time will never be “just right” start where you stand,

and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and

better tools will be found as you go along. (Napoleon Hill)

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DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to:

My beloved parents

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Asswalamualaikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatuh

Alhamdulillah rabbil ‘alamain, all praises just for Allah SWT, the lord of

universe, the one who sent the messenger Muhammad SAW to guide human to

safest religion, Islam. Thanks for blessing her in the thesis entitled “EFL

Learners’ Understanding of Taboo Language in Internet Meme”.

The writer would like to express her great gratitude and appreciation to:

1. Prof. Dr. Markhamah, M.Hum.,as the head of language study

department of graduate program Muhammdiyah University of Surakarta.

2. AgusWijayanto, Ph.D., the academic supervisor and the primary

supervisor, who has given great help, guidance, advice, and correction

from the beginning up to the completion of this research paper.

3. MaulyHalwatHikmat, Ph.D., as the co-supervisor who patiently gave her

guidance and motivation.

4. Her beloved parents, who always pray, love, and give support.

Last but not least, the writer realizes that this research paper is still far

from being perfect. Therefore, suggestion and positive criticism are hped and

needed to make this research paper better.

The writer hopes that this research paper can contribute to useful reading

for the esteemed readers.

Wassalamu’alaikumwarahmatullahiwabarokatuh


The Writer,

PujianaMasitha.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE ..................................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL .......................................................................................................... ii

SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM .............................................................. iii

SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM ............................................................. iv

APPROVAL OF THESIS SUBMISSION ........................................................... v

STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP .................................................................... vi

MOTTO ............................................................................................................... vii

DEDICATION .................................................................................................... viii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ..................................................................................... ix

TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................... x

ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... xii

LIST OF TABLE ............................................................................................... xiv

LIST OF APPENDIX ........................................................................................ xiv

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1

A. Background of the Study .............................................................................. 1

B. Limitation of the Study ................................................................................ 4

C. Problem Statement ....................................................................................... 4

D. Objective of the Study .................................................................................. 4

E. Significant of the Study ................................................................................ 5

1. Theoretical Benefit ................................................................................. 5

2. Practical Benefit ..................................................................................... 5

F. Research Paper Organization ....................................................................... 5

CHAPTER II REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE ......................................... 7

A. Literary Review ............................................................................................ 7

B. Underlying Theory ..................................................................................... 10

1. Sociolinguitic ....................................................................................... 10

2. Pragmatic.............................................................................................. 12

a. Sociopragmatic ............................................................................... 14

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b. Pragmalinguistic ............................................................................. 16

3. Interlanguage Pragmatic....................................................................... 17

a. Pragmatic comprehension .............................................................. 17

4. Taboo.................................................................................................... 19

5. Concept of Taboo Words ..................................................................... 20

6. Types of Taboo Words ......................................................................... 23

7. Function of Taboo Words .................................................................... 24

8. Meme.................................................................................................... 25

9. Internet Meme ...................................................................................... 27

C. Theoretical Framework .............................................................................. 28

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ...................................................... 29

A. Research Approach .................................................................................... 29

B. Research Object ......................................................................................... 29

C. Research Subject ........................................................................................ 29

D. Data and Data Source ................................................................................. 29

E. Technique of Collecting the Data .............................................................. 30

F. Data Validity .............................................................................................. 30

G. Technique of Analyzing the Data .............................................................. 31

CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION ........................................... 32

A. Research Finding ........................................................................................ 32

1. Types of English Taboo Words .......................................................... 32

2. EFL Learners’ Comprehension of English Taboo Words

in Internet Meme .................................................................................. 36

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION AND

SUGGESTION ...................................................................... 45

A. Conclusion ................................................................................................. 45

B. Pedagogical Implication ............................................................................. 45

C. Suggestion .................................................................................................. 45

BIBLIOGRAPY

APPENDIXES

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ABSTRACT

PujianaMasitha. S 200140048.EFL LEARNERS’ COMPREHENSION OF

ENGLISH TABOO WORDS IN INTERNET MEME. Thesis.Universitas

Muhammadiyah Surakarta. 2016.

This study was descriptive qualitative study concerning with taboo words. The

objects of this studywere to identify type of taboo words in internet meme and

measure the students’ comprehension of taboo words in internet meme.The data

for this study is internet meme taken from some internet source, such as twitter,

facebook, instagram, pinterest, path, and tumblr, and the EFL learners’ respons

about taboo words in internet meme.The technique of collecting which used by

the researcher is documentary method. Data were analyzed based on Batistella

taxonomy. The result of this study showed that all the types of taboo words based

on the taxonomy of Batistella were appeared in internet meme, such as profanity,

obscenity, vulgarity, and epithet. The most dominant type of taboo words is

epithet and least frequent of taboo language is profanity. The second finding of

this study was most of EFL learners had almost no experienced in taboo language.

Keywords: taboo words, internet meme.

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ABSTRAK

PujianaMasitha. S 200140048.EFL LEARNERS’ COMPREHENSION OF

ENGLISH TABOO WORDS IN INTERNET MEME.

Thesis.UniversitasMuhammadiyah Surakarta. 2016.

Penelitian ini adalah penelitian desrkriptif kualitatif mengenai bahasa tabu.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi tipe-tipe bahasa tabu yang terdapat

pada internet meme dan mengukur kemampuan pembelajar bahasa inggris dalam

memahami bahasa tabu yang terdapat di internet meme. Data yang digunakan

dalam penelitian adalah internet meme yang didapat dari bebagai sumber seperti

twitter, facebook, instagram, pinterest, path, tumblrdan hasil jawaban pembelajar

bahasa inggris yang didapat dari menyebarkan kuisioner kepada 50 pembelajar

bahasa inggris pada level universitas. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan

dalam penelitian ini adalah dokumentasi. Data dianalisis berdasarkan taksonomi

dari Batistella. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa semua tipe bahasa tabu

berdasarkan taksonomi Batistella muncul dalam penelitia ini, yaitu profanity,

obscenity, vulgarity dan epithet. Tipe epithet adalah tipe yang paling banyak

muncul dan tipe yang paling sedikit muncul adalah tipe profanity. Hasil penemuan

kedua dari penelitia ini adalah bahwa pembelajar bahasa inggris masih asing

terhadap bahasa tabu yang terdapat dalam internet meme. Hasil tersebut

mengimplikasikan perlunya mengajarkan tentang bahasa tabu kepada pembelajar

bahasa inggris.

Kata kunci: bahasa tabu, internet meme.

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LIST OF TABLE

4.1 Table the Types of Taboo Language

LIST OF CHART

4.1 Chart of EF Learners’ Answer

4.2 Chart of EF Learners’ Reason

“I don’t know about the meme”


“the meme is impolite”


“the word is rude”


“the meme is disgusting”


“refuse to answer

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LIST OF APPENDIXES

1. Type of English Taboo Words

2. EFL Learners’ answer of English Taboo Words in Internet Meme

3. List of English Taboo Words

4. Expert Judgment Validation

5. Queationnaire

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