An Analysis of idiomatic expressions found in Raya and the Last Dragon movie

Ad’hani, Nurma Zuhri Ana (2022) An Analysis of idiomatic expressions found in Raya and the Last Dragon movie. Undergraduate (S1) thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang.

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Abstract

An idiom is one of the language features that has its uniqueness and also usually has a different meaning from the words in which it is composed. The use of idioms is often ignored by students, and its application is still rare among students. On the other hand, the teacher has not provided enough teaching in idiom learning. This research aimed to analyze the types and meanings of idiomatic expressions found in Raya and The Last Dragon movie. The researcher used a descriptive qualitative method with content analysis. In collecting data, the researcher used documentation because the data were taken from the dialogues in Raya and The Last Dragon Movie. The researcher classified the data using Boartner and Gates’s theory and explained the meaning based on the context with several dictionaries of idioms. The result shows 58 data of idiomatic expressions found in the movie. From four types of idiomatic expressions only, two were found in Raya and The Last Dragon movie. The most frequently found was lexemic idiom up to 48 data consisting of verbal in nature (24), nominal in nature (12), adverbial in nature (6), adjectival in nature (5), and the phraseological idiom 11 data of idiomatic expressions. The writer did not find the types of proverbs and frozen idioms. Then, there were found 58 data contextual meanings of idiomatic expressions.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate (S1))
Uncontrolled Keywords: English idiom; Idiomatic expressions; Movie; Raya and The Last Dragon
Subjects: 400 Language > 420 English and Old English > 428 Standard English usage
Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > 88203 - Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Chantika Khoirunnisaa
Date Deposited: 28 Dec 2022 06:36
Last Modified: 28 Dec 2022 06:36
URI: https://eprints.walisongo.ac.id/id/eprint/18648

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