A SOCIO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF SLANG IN BLACK EYED PEAS’ THE BEGINNING ALBUM

The study deals with the types of slang used in Black Eyed Peas The Beginning album. The objectives of this study are to : (1) analyze the socio-semantic meanings of slang used in Black Eyed Peas The Beginning album, (2) find out the implication of socio-semantic meaning in Black Eyed Peas The Beginning album, and (3) find out the dominant type of slang used in Black Eyed Peas The Beginning album. This research applied descriptive qualitative method. One album of Black Eyed Peas is taken randomly from internet. Based on the analysis, all types of slang were used in Black Eyed Peas The Beginning album. There were 398 slang, and the percentages of data were 49.4% of abbreviate words, 30.6% of slang that is used in American television program, 18.5% of various slang, 1.2% of the particular phrase and idiom. The dominant type of slang found was abbreviate words. The socio-semantic meanings of slang used in Black Eyed Peas The Beginning album is about excitement, affection, girl, insult, sex, criminal, and surprise. The implication of socio-semantic meaning in Black Eyed Peas The Beginning album is about love.