1.4 Scope of Discussion
This study focuses on the function and analysis of taboo words that occur in Easy A and The Change-Up movie. There are three problems in the scope of
discussion; they are the analysis of the various types of taboo words in the movie “Easy A and “The Change-Up”, the functions of taboo words in the movie “Easy
Aand “The Change-Up”, and the dominant use of taboo words in the movie “Easy A and “The Change-Up”.
1.5 Research Method
The research method can be divided into three. They are: data source, method and technique of collecting data, and method and technique of analyzing data.
1.5.1 Data Source
The data of this study were taken from the movies entitled Easy A and The Change-Up. Easy A is written by Bert V. Royal, directed by Will Gluck, and starred
by Emma Stone. This movie was released on September 11
th
, 2010. The second data is The Change-Up. This movie is written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, directed by
David Dobkin, and starred by Ryan Reynolds. The Change-Up was released on August 5
th
, 2011.
Easy A and The Change-Up movies were chosen as the data sources because the dialogues of the movies use natural daily conversation and contain a lot of taboo
words. Also these movies have many variations of taboo words. Easy A is an American teen romantic comedy film that tells about Olive
Penderghast, a teenage girl living in Ojai, California, who feels anonymous in the high school where she studies. Rhiannon is Olive’s best friend who wants to be
popular in their school, she is proud of herself because she loses her virginity. Besides, she wants Olive to be like her. Rhiannon invites Olive to spend weekend
with her parents in her house, but Olive refused it and she lied to Rhiannon. She said that she had to go with a guy. On the following day, Rhiannon enforced Olive to say
that she losed her virginity. Olive lied again, she said yes that she lost her virginity. The rumors spread at school and she welcomes the attention. When she agrees to help
out a bullied gay friend by pretending to sleep with him, her image reputation degrades and her world begins to spin out of control. As she helps more and more of
her classmates and her lies continue to escalate, Olive must find a way to save face before the school religious fanatic Marianne gets her expelled.
The Change-Up is an American romantic comedy film that tells about best friends Dave and Mitch who are jealous of the others’ lifestyles. Dave is a lawyer that
expects to be promoted to be a partner of the law firm; he has been married to Jamie for ten years and has three children. Unlike his best friend, Mitch is an untrained
struggling actor. He usually stoned or in bed with his female sex partners. But, Mitch
and Dave are unhappy with their lives because they are bored with the routine. They wish they could switch places. Accidentally, their wishes come true; they magically
switched into the other’s body when they peed on the fountain.
1.5.2 Method and Technique of Collecting Data