Constructing the Character of Deadpool through Swearing Words Exploitation: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Deadpool 2 Movie

Aldho Irawan

Abstract

This study is a qualitative research implementing sociolinguistics approach which aims to gain deeper insights on swearing words exploited in Deadpool 2 movie by the main character of the film. Focusing on the analysis of types and functions of swearing words, the data of this study were taken in the form of utterances produced by Wade Wilson or Deadpool as the main character of the film containing swearing words. Using a conceptual framework of swearing words and their function proposed by Anderson & Trudgill (1990) and classification theory of types of swearing words suggested by Battistellla (2005), the result of the analysis of this study finds out that the use of swearing words by a character in the film as directed by the director provides a unique way to understand the basic characteristic of the character. In the case of this study, Wade Wilson through the analysis of this research, despite having traumatic background and producing more swearing words than any other characters in the film, can be considered somewhat of a good person worthy of the titlle ‘superhero’.lin

Keywords

Sociolinguistics

Full Text:

PDF

References

Andersson, l. & Trudgill, P. (1990). Bad language. Basil Blackwell.

Batistella, E. L. (2005). Bad language: Are some words better than other? Oxford University Press.

Dewi, R. A. (2017). A study of swear words used by the characters in jojo moyes: Me before you. Thesis. Sanata Dharma University.


Esterika, T. (2016). The analysis of swear words that are used by white and black characters in 12 years a slave movie. Thesis. Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University.

Goodenough, W. H. (1957). Culture, language, and society.The Benjamin / Cummings Publishing Company.

Grundy, V. (1995).The oxford-hachette concise french dictionary. Oxford University Press.

Januarto, A. (2017). Swearing in miller’s deadpool: A sociolinguistic study. English Literature: 797-805.

Jay, T. (1992).Cursing in America. Benjamin Publishing.

Khoirunnisa, F. R. (2016). The use of swear words in deadpool movie: A sociopragmatic study. Publication Article. Surakarta: Muhammadiyah University.


Mahamurah, R. C. (2015). Kata-kata makian dalam film a good day to die hard oleh skip woods. Thesis. Manado: Sam Ratulangi University.

Maulidiatsani, R. A. (2015). The portrait of swearwords and the social background of the characters in the breakfast club movie: 71-80.

Permadi. (2017). The analysis of swearing uttered by the main character in the terence winter’s movie “the wolf of wall street”. Thesis. Makasar: State Islamic University.


Puspitasari, M. G. A. (2017). The analysis of swear words in bad boys ii movie by michael bay. Thesis. Sanata Dharma University.


Rahmadi, S. (2017). An analysis of swearing words used by characters in blood father movie.Thesis. Surakarta: Muhammadiyah University.


Santosa, R. (2017). Metode penelitian kualitatif kebahasaan. Surakarta: UNS Press.

Savignon, S. (1983). Communicative competence: Theory and classroom practice. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Spolsky, B. (2008). Sociolinguistics. Oxford University Press.

Yemi, S. and A. Faleti. (2017). Women trauma and stereotype tradition in tunde kelani’s film, thunderbolt. CINEJ Cinema Journal. 6(2): 144-164.

Yuningsih, N. (2015). An analysis of swear word used by the characters in the fast and furious fifth movie. Surabaya: Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel University.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20961/jbssa.v27i2.39947

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.