ANALYSIS OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE (MOVIE)

Abstract

This research analyzed idiomatic expressions in American Sniper movie based on Mc Charty theory. This research aimed to identify the types and the meaning of idiomatic expression found in American Sniper movie. The writer designed this research as descriptive qualitative research, the data were collected through documentation because the data were taken from the dialogues of the transcript in American Sniper movie. This research used data analysis which adopted the stages from John W Creswell (2007), those were preparing and organizing, then, coding and the last was representing the data. The conclusion of this research related to the research questions and research problems of this research. They discussed about the types of idiomatic expression and the meaning of idiomatic expression that found on Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life movie. The types of idiomatic expression that found on Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life movie. According to McCharty and O'Dell's theory there is eight types of idioms, namely similes, binomial, trinomial, Partial, euphemisms, clichés, fixed statements, and more language. In the Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life movie there are 50 idiomatics expression. The types of idiomatic expressions above, in American sniper film found this kind of idiomatic expression as following: there are 25 idiomatic expressions of Pure Idioms, 0 idiomatic binomial expression, 1 trinomial idiomatic expression, 12 Partial idiomatic expressions, 4 proverb idiomatic expressions euphemisms, 0 idiomatic cliches, 12 idiomatic fixed expressions of statements, and 0 idiomatic expressions of other languages.

Keywords

Idiomatic Expression, Contextual Meaning, Movie, Language Teaching