%0 Thesis
%9 Skripsi
%A WAHYU ADI PUTRA, NIM. 11150039
%B FAKULTAS ADAB DAN ILMU BUDAYA
%D 2016
%F digilib:20053
%I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
%K The Jackass, type and function, bad language, taboo utterances.
%T TABOO WORDS IN THE JACKASS MOVIE
%U https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/20053/
%X This research aims to investigate taboo words used by characters in The Jackass  movie. The researcher describes what types and functions of taboo words used in  The Jackass movie. The sources of the data are the video of The Jackass movie  and its transcript. The data are collected by selecting dialogues containing taboo  words after watching the video and matching the transcript with the video  carefully. The researcher employs a theory from Batistella to describe the types of  taboo words and a theory from Wardhaugh to describe the function of taboo  words. The result of this research consists four types of taboo words, they are: 1.  epithet 11,06%, 2. profanity 9,68%, 3. vulgarity 8%, and 4. obscenity 72,35%.  Besides, there are four functions of taboo words, they are: 1. to draw attention to  oneself 57,14%, 2. to show contempt 19,36%, 3. to be provocative 16,59%, and 4.  to mock authority 6,91%. There are 217 cases of taboo words in The Jackass  movie. Furthermore, the researcher find that the characters in The Jackass movie  tend to use obscenity to draw attention to others as the movie contains extreme  stunts.
%Z Witriani S.S., M.Hum.