An Analysis of Connected Speech in A Song Entitled “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars A Content Analysis on Textbook of Curriculum 2013 for Junior High School

Abstract

Connected speech was not taught in school for EFL learners especially in Indonesia, yet the material provided in the curriculum 2013 such as an English song need to understand about connected speech. It was one of difficult thing for EFL learner in any level of school to learn English sound of the song correctly as well as the singer does. Therefore, this study aimed to describe connected speech in an English song based on the textbook in curriculum 2013. And it contributed for the teacher in order to help the students to understand the correct English sound. The data of the study were obtained by the textbook of curriculum 2013 related on a song lyric entitled “count on me”. In collecting the data, this study applied a contents analysis. The contents method includes listening a song, and transcribing technique was used in order to collect the data from the song based on the script. The collected data were analyzed and presented using the descriptive and qualitative method. The data analysis used three techniques; reducing data, displaying data, and conclusing. The result of the study demonstrated three types of connected speech in which those are assimilation, elision, and linking words. Thus, occurrence leads to each type occurred nineteen percentages for assimilation in whole textbook of curriculum 2013 for Junior High school, seven percentages for elision, and seventy four percentage for linking. From the result, it was recommended for the English teachers to choose others songs that contain eight types of connected speech.