PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI SWEAR WORDS AND THE REASON FOR SWEARING BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF F. GARY GRAY’S STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By LEONARDO DYDA PRATAMA SUMEISEY Student Number: 154214029 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2019 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI SWEAR WORDS AND THE REASON FOR SWEARING BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF F. GARY GRAY’S STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra in English Letters By LEONARDO DYDA PRATAMA SUMEISEY Student Number: 154214029 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LETTERS FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITAS SANATA DHARMA YOGYAKARTA 2019 ii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI vii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Dedicated to Myself and My Family viii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost I would like to express my gratitude toward my parents, aunts, and uncles for their endless support throughout every stages of my education. In the midst of it all, I would also like to praise the Lord for His guidance and blessing throughout my life. I would like to exprees my deepest gratitude to my thesis advisors Ms. Anna Fitriati, S. Pd., M.Hum. and Adventina Putranti, S.S., M.Hum., for the guidance and advice during the thesis writing process. My gratitude also goes to my academic advisor, Fransisca Kristanti, S.Pd., M.Hum., and all Sanata Dharma English Letters Department lecturers and staff for the supports given in every way. I want to thank all of my friends who have helped and accompanied me during this chapter of my life. I hope each and every one of them find happiness in this cold dark world. Last but not least, I want to thank Maria Natalia for the endless boost she gave. Thank you. Leonardo Dyda Pratama Sumeisey ix PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE .................................................................................................................. ii APPROVAL PAGE ......................................................................................................... iii ACCEPTANCE PAGE ................................................................................................... iv STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ............................................................................... v LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH ...................................................................................... vi MOTTO .......................................................................................................................... vii DEDICATION PAGE ................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................... ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ x LIST OF ABBREVIATION ......................................................................................... xii LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... xiii ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... xiv ABSTRAK ....................................................................................................................... xv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1 A. Background of the Study ........................................................................ 1 B. Problem Formulation ............................................................................. 4 C. Objectives of the Study .......................................................................... 4 D. Definition of Terms ................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ................................................... 6 A. Review of Related Studies ..................................................................... 6 B. Review of Related Theories ................................................................... 9 1. Sociolinguistics .............................................................................. 10 2. Literal and Contextual Meaning .................................................... 10 3. Swear Words ................................................................................. 11 4. Reasons for Using Swear Words ................................................... 14 a. To Draw Attention to Oneself .................................................. 14 b. To Show Contempt ................................................................... 14 c. To Provoke ................................................................................. 15 d. To Mock Authority ................................................................... 15 e. To Intensify ............................................................................... 15 C. Theoretical Framework ........................................................................ 16 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY ................................................................. 18 A. Object of the Studies ............................................................................ 18 B. Approach of the Study ......................................................................... 19 C. Method of the Study ............................................................................. 19 1. Data Collection .............................................................................. 20 2. Data Analysis ................................................................................. 21 x PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ...................... 24 A. The Contextual Meaning of Swear Words Uttered by the Four Main Characters ............................................................................................. 25 1. Eazy-E ............................................................................................ 25 2. Ice Cube ......................................................................................... 29 3. Dr. Dre ........................................................................................... 33 4. Jerry Heller .................................................................................... 37 B. The Reason for Using Swear Words by the Four Main Characters of Straight Outta Compton Movie ............................................................ 44 1. To Draw Attention ......................................................................... 45 2. To Show Contempt ........................................................................ 48 3. To Provoke .................................................................................... 51 4. To Mock Authority ........................................................................ 55 5. To Intensify ................................................................................... 59 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION .................................................................................... 65 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 68 APPENDIX .................................................................................................................... 70 Appendix 1: ...................................................................................................................... 70 xi PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS N.W.A. : Niggaz Wit Attitude TDA : To Draw Attention TSC : To Show Contempt TP : To Provoke TMA : To Mock Authority TI : To Intensify xii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI LIST OF TABLE No. Table Page 1 Table 1 – Display of Contextual Meaning Analysis 22 2 Table 2 – Display of Reason for Swearing Analysis 23 3 Table 3 – Main Characters’ Swear Word Utterances 25 4 Table 4 – Contextual Meanings of Eazy-E’s Swear Words 26 5 Table 5 – Contextual Meanings of Ice Cube’s Swear Words 29 6 Table 6 – Contextual Meanings of Dr. Dre’s Swear Words 34 7 Table 7 – Contextual Meanings of Jerry Heller’s Swear Words 38 8 Table 8 – The Reason for Using Swear Words by the Four 44 Main Characters of Straight Outta Compton Movie xiii PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI ABSTRACT SUMEISEY, LEONARDO DYDA PRATAMA (2019). SWEAR WORDS AND THE REASON FOR SWEARING BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF F. GARY GRAY’S STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON. Yogyakarta: Department of English Letters, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Sanata Dharma. Swear words are linguistic form which contains taboo words and should not be interpreted literally. They are used to express strong emotions and attitudes. This study looks into the contextual meaning and reasons for using swear words by the four main characters of Straight Outta Compton movie by using sociolinguistic approach. Straight Outta Compton (2015) is a movie about the rise and fall of a gangster rap group called Niggaz Wit Attitude. The story also tells about