Data Trustworthiness RESEARCH METHOD
The third frequently used type is idiomatic swearing, in which it appears fourteen times 22.23. Vincent employs this type ten times and four times are
employed by Butch. Since idiomatic swearing is considered as meaningless swearing, in which the meaning of utterances cannot be interpreted and subconsciously uttered
by the characters while in high tensions, both of the characters employ it regularly. The fourth frequently used type is cathartic swearing which appear eight times
12.70. Vincent employs this type seven times and Butch employs it only once. The reason why Vincent employs cathartic swearing more than Butch is because
Vincent’s background as criminal, which makes him uttering swearwords whenever he feels stress out caused by certain incident.
The last is abusive swearing which appears only four times 6.34. Vincent employs this type only once and Butch employs it three times. Although this type is
the strongest type in order to provoke the listeners, Vincent only employs once since the use of abusive swearing needs critical conditions caused by some people.
Meanwhile, in this movie, Vincent seems to manage all of obstacles without being provoked, except in one case when he is being mocked by Jules and Paul about Mia’s
background. On the other hand, Butch employs this type three times since he needs to employ abusive swearing when he is being threatened by Marsellus.
In addition, Table 2 above also shows the reasons why the main speakers utter swearwords in the movie. There are three reasons for swearing which becomes the
motive for the main speakers in order to utter swearing, namely psychology motives,
social motives, and linguistic motives. In Table 2, the most frequent reason for swearing employed by the main characters is social motives, which appears forty-four
times 69.84. This becomes the dominant reason for swearing since both main characters particularly employ swearing when they attempt to interact or socialize but
the listeners force them to utter swearing. The second frequent reason for swearing is linguistic motives which appear eleven times 17.46. This reason which shows
swearing as behavior, particularly for emphasis the argument without insult the listeners become the less favorite to use. The last is psychological motives which only
occurs eight times 12.70. Apparently, this becomes the least frequent reason for swearing since it only occurs when the characters utter swearing for themselves;
hence such circumstances rarely occur in the movie. In conclusion, five types of swearing are all uttered by the main characters in
Pulp Fiction. The most frequent type of swearing which is used by the main characters is emphatic swearing, whereas the least frequent type which used by the
main characters is abusive swearing. Moreover, the reasons for swearing which include psychological, social, and linguistics motives, all appear in the movie. Social
motives become the most frequent reason used by the main characters, whereas psychological motives become the least frequent reason used by the main characters.
In terms of types which are influenced by the reasons for swearing, dysphemistic, abusive, and idiomatic swearing are the types which influenced by social motives,
since the use of them need to interact with people. In addition, the use of emphatic
swearing is divided into two motives, social motives and linguistic motives, since the use of it does not always refer to the people in surroundings, but it just simply as
behavior in order to emphasis statement uttered by the main characters without referring to anyone. Lastly, cathartic swearing is only influenced by the psychological
motives since the use of cathartic swearing triggered by psychological factors, in which the intention is just simply to release the stress and it does not provoke anyone.