IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN THE WEB NOVEL AGAINST

THE GODS TRANSLATED BY ALYSCHU

THESIS

By:

M. FATHI DARMATATYA

201510100311218

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2019

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IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN THE WEB NOVEL AGAINST

THE GODS TRANSLATED BY ALYSCHU

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana

Degree in English Language Education

By:

M. FATHI DARMATATYA

201510100311218

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2019

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MOTTOS AND DEDICATION

"Thesis is not the end of your journey,

it is the beginning of the real and bigger journey." -218

This thesis is dedicated to:

English Language and Education Department,

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL ................................................................................................... iii

MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS ................................................................. v

LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY ................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... ix

LIST OF TABLE ........................................................................................... xi

LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................... xii

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

1.1 Research Background.......................................................................... 1

1.2 Research Problem ............................................................................... 4

1.3 Research Objectives ............................................................................ 4

1.4 Research Significance ......................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope and Limitation .......................................................................... 5

1.6 Definition of Key terms ...................................................................... 5

CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ........................ 7

2.1 Idioms .................................................................................................. 7

2.1.1 Definition of Idioms ................................................................... 7

2.1.2 Classification of Idioms ............................................................. 9

a. Encoding Idioms .................................................................. 9

b. Decoding Idioms .................................................................. 9

c. Grammatical Idioms ............................................................ 10

d. Extra-grammatical Idioms ................................................... 10

e. Substantive Idioms ............................................................... 10

f. Formal Idioms ...................................................................... 11

g. Idioms with Pragmatic Point ............................................... 11

h. Idioms without Pragmatic Point .......................................... 11

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2.2 Web Novel .......................................................................................... 12

2.2.1 Definition of Web Novel ............................................................ 13

2.2.2 Types of Web Novel .................................................................. 13

2.3 Against the Gods ................................................................................. 15

2.3.1 Against the Gods Profile ............................................................ 16

2.3.2 Against the Gods Synopsis......................................................... 17

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...................................... 18

3.1 Research Design .................................................................................. 18

3.2 Research Object .................................................................................. 19

3.3 Research Instrument ............................................................................ 20

3.4 Data Collection.................................................................................... 21

3.5 Data Analysis ...................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ..................................... 23

4.1 Research Findings ............................................................................... 23

4.1.1 Classification of Idiomatic Expressions ..................................... 23

4.1.1.1 Decoding Idiom ................................................................. 24

4.1.1.2 Encoding Idiom ................................................................. 25

4.1.1.3 Substantive Idiom.............................................................. 26

4.1.1.4 Formal Idiom ..................................................................... 26

4.1.1.5 Grammatical Idiom ........................................................... 27

4.1.1.6 Extra-grammatical Idiom .................................................. 28

4.1.1.7 Idiom with Pragmatic Point .............................................. 29

4.1.1.8 Idiom without Pragmatic Point ......................................... 30

4.1.2 The Meaning of Idioms .............................................................. 30

4.2 Discussions .......................................................................................... 38

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ................................ 40

5.1 Conclusion .......................................................................................... 40

5.2 Suggestion ........................................................................................... 41

REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 42

APPENDICES ................................................................................................ 44

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 3.1 Idiom Classification Table ............................................................... 22

Table 4.1 Decoding Idiom Examples ............................................................... 24

Table 4.2 Encoding Idiom Examples ............................................................... 25

Table 4.3 Substantive Idiom Examples ............................................................ 26

Table 4.4 Formal Idiom Examples ................................................................... 26

Table 4.5 Grammatical Idiom Examples ......................................................... 27

Table 4.6 Extra-grammatical Idiom Examples ................................................ 28

Table 4.7 Idiom with Pragmatic Point Examples ............................................ 29

Table 4.8 Idiom without Pragmatic Point Examples ....................................... 30

Table 4.9 The Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions ........................................... 31

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LIST OF APPENDIX

Appendix 1- Against the Gods Web Novel...................................................... 44

Appendix 2- The Classification of Idiomatic Expressions .............................. 56

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