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each phenomenon were employed to support the description of the data. Third, the researcher discussed the data to describe the types of swear words
and the purposes of using the swear words. The types of swear words that are suggested by Batistella 2005 and the purposes of using swear words by Rothwell
1973 can help the researcher to answer the research problem number one and two. To enrich the references, the researcher also used other theories about swear
words from some experts and linguists. The context shown in the movie was also involved in the process of discussion the findings
Fourth, the researcher watched again the movie to see whether the purposes of the swear words matched with the discussion. It is needed to help the
researcher interpret the dialogues in the movie. The last step to do was reporting the findings and the discussion. In
addition, she also drew conclusions based on the results of the research
F. Research Procedure.
In conducting this research, the researcher did some steps of procedure. Here were the steps:
1. Deciding the topic and the research problems
The researcher had interest in studying the swear words that were found in a movie. It is because swear words do not only exist in our everyday conversation,
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the social environment and ethnicity.
2. Looking for related literature or studies
The researcher read several books as the references to analyze the data. There were some authors and linguists that the works were used by the researcher,
such as Jay, Trdugill, Batistella, and some other experts. The theories should be relevant with the problem that would be discussed.
3. Determining related methodology
The researcher chose qualitative approach to get more detailed and in-depth information about the topic. The method used was content analysis because the
source of the data was from the movie and its written transcription.
4. Collecting the data
The researcher collected the data from the movie by marking the dialogues which contained swear words. The data gathered then were transferred into the
categorization system by using the data sheet.
5. Analyzing the data
The researcher studied the collected data and counted the swear words based on their types and the purposes of uttering them to support the description of each
phenomenon in the movie and to see the swear words uttered by Black and White people
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6. Interpreting and discussing the data
After the data were analyzed, the researcher interpreted and discussed the data based on the relevant literature review. The researcher presented the
interpretation in a descriptive form.
7. Interpreting and discussing the data
After the data were analyzed, the researcher interpreted and discussed the data based on the relevant literature review. The researcher presented the
interpretation in a descriptive form.
8. Reporting the result
