An Analysis of Tourism Jargon Used in Tourism Department in SMK NEGERI 4 Yogyakarta

ABSTRACT

This research entitled “An Analysis of Tourism Jargon Used in Tourism Department in SMK NEGERI 4 Yogyakarta” is intended to describe the forms of tourism jargon, the meaning of tourism jargon and the function of tourism jargon used in SMK NEGERI 4 Yogyakarta.

  

This study belongs to descriptive qualitative research. It does not use statistical procedures, and the use of qualitative research is suitable with the method of analyzing data in this research. The data are taken from the students of SMK NEGERI 4 Yogyakarta, internet and other books. In collecting the data the researcher used observation and interview method. This research used a descriptive qualitative method to analyze the data. 

The result of the research shows that the forms of tourism jargon in SMK N 4 Yogyakarta, are: words, phrases, acronyms, and abbreviations. Concerning the functions of tourism jargon the researcher found four functions of tourism jargon, they are: (1) to exclude lay people or novices, (2) to use for social identification, (3) to serve the purpose of bonding friendship, and (4) to make the communication effective and efficient. Researcher found two kinds of meaning in tourism jargon, namely connotative and denotative meaning.