were the types of swearwords and the reason for swearwords. The format of the data can be illustrated in the table below.
Table 1. Sample Data Sheet of Types of swearing and Reasons for Swearing in Pulp Fiction Movie
No Code Data
Types Reasons
Explanation Dialogues
Swear- words
D S
A S
E S
I S
C S
P M
S M
L M
1
ES – LM00:
07: Vincent: If you get
stopped by cop in Amsterdam, it’s
illegal for them to search you
Jules: Oh man, I’m going. That’s all
there is to it. I’m fckng going
Fckng
√ √
Jules and Vincent are in the middle of journey to execute
people. They involve in small chit-chat and Vincent tells
something funny about his experience in Amsterdam.
Jules responds it by saying Fckng to him..
Notes: Types of swearing
Reasons for swearing DS: Dysphemistic Swearing
PM: Psychological Motives AS: Abusive Swearing
SM: Social Motives ES: Expletive Swearing
LM: Linguistic Motives IS: Idiomatic Swearing
CS: Cathartic Swearing
D. Techniques of Data Collection.
In this research, content analysis was employed as the data collection technique. According to Kothari 2004:96, data collection in descriptive
researchers can be described in several methods. They are observation,
interview, questionnaires and other methods which include a warranty cards; b distributor audits; c pantry audits; d consumer panels; e using
mechanical devices; f through projective techniques; g depth interviews, and h content analysis. Contents analysis includes analyzing the contents of
documentary materials and all verbal materials which can be either printed or spoken. Therefore, in order to collect the data from the movie, it needs
several steps as follows. First, the researcher watched the movie. Second, the researcher
downloaded the transcript. Third, the researcher re-watched the movie and the transcripts were checked in order to ensure accuracy. Fourth, the
researcher marked all the utterances which supposedly contain swearwords in the movie. Last, the researcher classified the collected data into a data sheet.
E. Techniques of Data Analysis
In analyzing the data, qualitative method used inductive approach. According to Vanderstoep and Johnston 2009:168, inductive approach is a
process of reasoning where observation came first, then followed by theory, hypothesis and interpretations.
After collecting the data, the researcher conducted four procedures on the data analysis. First, the data were classified based on two objectives of the
research. Second, data trustworthiness was checked by consulting to the lecturers and linguistics students. Third, the data which have been collected
were analyzed, described, and interpreted by researcher. Fourth, the conclusion was derived based on the results of the research.
