An Analysis of Swearing Used by the Main Characters in the Cop Out Film

Abstract

The research examines swearing occurs in Cop Out film using a sociolinguistic approach. The research is aimed to analyze the types of swearing and reasons of swearing which are portrayed from Cop Out film. In conducting this research, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method. The data are utterances used by the main characters in the film and the context surrounding the interaction. The research instrument is the researcher herself. She acts as the planner, the data collector, the data analyzer, and the data reporter of the research. The findings of the research show that the types of swearing found in Cop Out film could be categorized into 6 (six). The findings show that sexual activities theme is the dominant. Then, in expressing emotions reason which occurs is specified into 5 (five) reasons. The findings show that the dominant reason influencing people to swear is to insult. Swearing has become a part of social life and must be careful to people not to use it in daily conversation especially formal situation since it is a bad language.

Key words: Analysis, swearing, main characters, cop out film