Prologue: Journal on Language and Literature
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021): Prologue : Journal on Language and Literature

The Use of Taboo Words in The Bad Boys II Movie

Ayu Asmidah (Universitas Balikpapan)
Jepri Jepri (Unknown)
Rosmiati Rosmiati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Apr 2021

Abstract

This research aims to analyze taboo words in the Bad Boys II movie. The objective of this research is to identify the types of taboo words that are mostly found in the Bad Boys II movie. The theory used in this research is Sociolinguistics by Wardhaugh theory of types of taboo words. The methodology employed is qualitative approach specifically is used in this research, with the researcher as the main instrument to collect data in form of dialogue from Bad Boys II by watching the movie repeatedly and the researcher analyzes and interprets the data to reach based on the taboo words and its functions proposed by Wardhaugh. The findings of the research are dominated by bodily functions; the numbers of the data is ten data, the others are religious matters, and certain game animals, the first is eight data and the letter is three data those taboo eight words provoke a chaotic reaction.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jurnal_prologue

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Prologue: Journal on Language and Literature published by Faculty of Letters, Balikpapan University. It is published twice a year, namely March and September. It publishes papers in language and literature. The scopes of the topics include but not limited to (1) Literature; (2) Linguistics; (3) ...