Population and Sample Data Analysis
out of here”. He surprises upon hearing that Jordan can make a lot of money in one month rather than him. Get the fuck out of here means that someone need to get out
from that place. The purpose of using swearing word is to express that he is shocked about the income that Jordan has.
The second swearing word appears in 44:57. There is a conversation between Jordan, Donnie, Feinberg and Koskoff. Donnie, Feinberg and Koskoff work with
Jordan as the boss of the company. They are talking about a game that are throwing dwarves two men into some target thing like in a pin game and the hired to dwarves
man to become the ball. They want to play with the two dwarf men. They think about what else they can do with them. Feinberg talks about one dwarf man that
once become some kind of bowling ball and they throw him like a bowling ball that he just slides in the floor then suddenly in a little bit shock, Jordan says, “No shit,
that’s interesting”. The utterance means that the person is surprise and do not believe in what he heard. Jordan is using swearing word to show that he is shocked
and interested. The third swearing word appears in minute 9:06 at the beginning of the film.
Jordan is a new guy in the office, as a senior Mark asks Jordan to have lunch together. While they are ordering, Mark orders vodka, lots of vodkas while Jordan
just order a glass of mineral water. Jordan questions about how Mark can still function while he drunk and using cocaine. So Mark asks Jordan, “How the fuck
else you do this? Cocaine and hookers, my friend.” The utterance have the same meaning with how do you do that? Someone is asking about how he do it. Mark
tells Jordan the ways to keep his concentrate are by masturbating, using cocaine and drinking alcohol.
2. Anger Anger is also another minor expression of swearing words expressed by all
characters. We know that many people use swearing words when they are angry. Anger is a strong feeling you have when something bad and unfair to you has
happened Wehmeier, 2005:40. This kind of swearing words appears when the characters are angry of something or somebody. There are 2 sample data from total
6 data of anger expression. The expressions are:
No. Data Source Language
1-SL-AE Which really piss me off.
3-SL-AE Some fucking country in Europe took a shit.
13-SL-AE What the fuck is EJ Entertainment?
14-SL-AE Don’t pick up your fucking head until 1
First swearing word appears in minute 1:57 or at the beginning of the film. The beginning begins with Jordan’s story from nothing to become something. He
tells that he is raised from a middle class family in a small island then in the age of 26 he starts his own brokerage firm. He can get around 40.000 a week and he can
get that money in the third week of his new carrier. He is mad because it is hard for him to collect that much money rather than his life today so he says, “Which really
piss me off”. The utterance has the same meaning with “which make me really angry”. He uses the word piss me off to show that he does not like and angry about
his past life. Second swearing word appears in minute 14:04. It begins when Jordan
becomes a broker in October 1987. They call that day as a black Monday because
when the market drops 508 points, the worst since 1929. All the people are panic about the market that is dropped significantly. Jordan’s co-worker, McConaughey,
is in his phone talking with his client that panics about the market especially market in Europe. McConaughey panics and angry and he says, “No, I don’t know. Some
Fucking country in Europe took a shit.” The meaning of the utterance is that someone is do not know what the problem in the European country.
Third swearing word appears in minute 46:58. After Jordan is having a discussion with his colleagues, Jordan’s father come to the room with anger
because the invoice that the company need to pay is so high. There is one invoice written EJ Entertainment and Jordan’s father asked, “What the fuck is EJ
Entertainment?” The meaning of the utterance is that someone is asking a question that need a clarification really soon. Jordan’s father is asking about who is EJ
Entertainment because it did not relate to what the company is working on. The fort swearing word appears in minute 6:30. In the beginning of the film
when Jordan just gets into stock market place, he meets Mark Anna, the boss of the company. Jordan is a new guy and he just knows the environment of the working
place there. He sits beside some men, and one of the man say, “Don’t pick up your fucking head until 1”. That man is giving instruction to Jordan to keep on calling
client until 1 p.m. 3. Happiness
Happiness expression is another expression that the characters express when they feel excited about something in a positive way. This is also a minor expression
that swearing words appear. Happiness is a state of being happy and happy itself is