Name
Student Number
Study Program
Faculty
Title
: M. Jundullah
: 151101010845
: English Education Program
: Teacher Training and Education
: English Idiomatic Expressions Used by Actors
and Actresses in Deception TV-Series

ABSTRACT '

This research aims to find out the use of English idiomatic expressions by actors
and actresses in Deception TV-series season one episode One. This research uses
qualitative approach. Descriptive method is used in presenting the data. The
technique that the•wrltgr uses are seeking, collecting; classifying, analysing the
data, and The data wasucollected from the idiomatic
expressions found in Deception' TV-series. The result of the research shows that
idiomatic expressions are common!)' used by actors and actresses in Deception
TV-series with the total bf 51 data number, The types of idiomatic expressions
found in the series are Plypsal Verbs (PVs), Idioms with Verbs as Key Words
(!VKWs), Idioms with Nouns as Key Words (INKWs), Idiom with Adjective as
Key Word (IAKWs), Prepositional Phrases (PPs), and Idiomatic Pairs (IPs). In
terms of the function of each idiom which classified by the types of utterances, the
writer found Representatives (Rps), Directives (Drs), Commissives (Cms),
Expressives (Exs), and Declaratives (Des). Based On the data found and the
analysis of data research, the writer concludes that Che use of idiomatic
expressions with the type Of PVs in Deception TV-series is more frequently used
rather than Other types. In addition, the type ofRps utterance is more frequently
spoken by actors and actresses as Oppose to other types. The pedagogicai
implications of this study can be used by teachers in helping students to improve
their English skills in terms of the types of idiomatic expressions as well as the
functions of each idioms in teaching and learning process.
Keywords: English idiomatic expression, types of idioms, types of utterances,
TV-series.