36 Example 6 happened between Nicola and Susan when they were fighting
see Appendix, p. 55. Nicola was a man who worked for Deluca. His duty was to kill Ford, one of the CIA agents. When Nicole switched
Ford’s bag with a bag of bomb, Susan saw it and she tried to tell Ford. Her action was photographed by
Nicole. As a passive agent who was ordered to watch and report, Susan should not make any contact with the enemies. Therefore, if Nicole brought her photo to
Deluca her undercover would be revealed. Therefore, Susan tried to catch Nicole and followed him into a building. There, Nicole pushed Susan and he wanted to
stab Susan using a knife. When Susan aimed to shoot him, her ammo was out from her gun. Nicole mocked CIA
’s ability based on Susan’s action. Susan replied Nicole by using name-calling asshole because she got angry
over Nicole’s statement. After that, she showed her real skill to fight, even though it had been
ten years she did not get the field training, Susan was still excellent in fighting. The word asshole is categorized as abusive swear word because it uses name-
calling especially the taboo word asshole to replace Anton’s name.
3. Humorous Swear Words
Andersson and Trudgill 1992 state that humorous swear words are consciously directed to other people but they are not derogatory. Humorous swear
words are used to put a sense of humor in a conversation and create a playful situation. The use of humorous swear words types are illustrated in the following
examples.
[7] Susan
: Do you think I still work for you? Rayna
: Whatever. Fuck you. Susan
: HeyFuck you too. 02:00:11
37 This conversation happened when Rayna was caught by the police see
Appendix, p. 69. Rayna asked Susan to pack her things because she would spend her life in jail. Yet, Susan told Rayna that she did not work for her anymore.
Susan was just a spy who got undercover as Rayna’s bodyguard to be able to track
down the bomb. Rayna said fuck you to Susan to show that she did not care about anything because she had lost everything including Susan who usually protected
her. Susan replied Rayna by saying fuck you too, this word did not mean to offense Rayna, but Susan wanted to create funny moment with Rayna. The swear
word was spoken in humorous way which followed by smile from both parties.
[8] Susan
: One of your eyes is bigger than the other. Fine
: Really? Susan
: No. Youre perfect, Goddamn it. Asshole. 01:41:08
This conversation happened between Susan and Fine when Susan was prisoned by Rayna see Appendix, p. 64. Fine tried to explain the situation to
Susan. Actually, Fine did not betray CIA and joined Rayna, he faked his death and joined Rayna to gain her trust and find the bomb. Yet, Susan felt angry but
also relieved that he was fine. Therefore, Susan made a joke as what Fine ever did to her. Firstly, in a serious tone she asked Fine to get closer to her and told
Fine that one of his eyes was bigger than the other. But then, Susan laughed and told him that he was perfect. She added swear words goddamn and asshole to
create a funny situation and wiped out the serious conversation between them.
4. Auxiliary Swear Words
Andersson and Trudgill 1992 state that swear words are applied as empty meaning and spoken in non-emphatic tone. It is only
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