Syntactical Variations Of African American Vernacular English (Aave) In The Main Character Of Precious Film
| Main Author: | Novi Indah Permatasari, . |
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| Format: | Lainnya NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Universitas Pamulang
, 2017
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/1/COVER.docx http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/2/BAB%20I%20%20.docx http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/3/BAB%20II%20.docx http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/4/BAB%20III%20.docx http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/5/BAB%20IV%20.docx http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/6/BAB%20V%20.docx http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/7/JURNAL.docx http://eprints.unpam.ac.id/5015/ |
Daftar Isi:
- This study is aimed at (1) identifying the types of syntactical variations that are used by the main character of Precious film and (2) analyzing the differences between syntactical variations of AAVE with Standard English in Precious film. This study used a descriptive qualitative method. The object of this study was the main character’s utterances in Precious film. The data were in the form of utterances that were analyzed using Walt Wolfram and Natalie S Estes syntactical variations of AAVE theory and to be compared with Standard English theory by Betty S Azar. The writer was the main instrument in this study. The data sheets were the secondary instrument. The data analyzed of this study were based on the classifications of syntactical variations of AAVE found in the utterances of the main character of Precious film. The sources of the data in this study were Precious film and the film scripts of Precious film. The trustworthiness of the data was gained through triangulation by checking data, the theories, and the method. The results show that: first, related to the types of syntactical variations of AAVE, the main character in Precious film employs seven types of syntactical variations of AAVE. They are habitual be, absence of copula for contracted forms is and are, present tense third-person –s absence, possessive –s absence, general plural –s absence, remote time stressed been to mark a state or action that began a long time ago and is still relevant, and ain’t for didn’t. Keywords: sociolinguistics, syntactical variations, African American Vernacular English (AAVE), Precious film.