Avoidance of Strong Swear Words

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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter consists of three sections. The first section is conclusion that sums up the research results and discussion of the research. The second is implication that presents the contribution of this study for language teaching. The last section is recommendation which give suggestions regarding the topics in this research to the readers who have an interest in the similar topic.

A. Conclusions

There is one main point as conclusion of this research. It refers to the research result and discussion in accordance with the research question; what women’s language features does Kurt use in Glee Television Series Season 1? From the data, the researcher discovered nine out of ten women’s language features used by Kurt in his utterances in Glee Television Series Season 1. The features were lexical hedges or fillers 29.808, intensifiers 16.827, emphatic stress 14.904, ‘superpolite’ forms 14.423, ‘hypercorrect’ grammar 12.500, raising intonation on declaratives 5.769, tag questions 2.404, empty adjectives 1.923, and avoidance of strong swear words 1.442. Based on the obtained data, Kurt Hummel did not use any precise of color term in his speech in Glee Television Series Season 1. The researcher also discovered that Kurt’s considerations of using women’s language features was not only influenced by gender but also by other factors such as age, audience, topic discussion, social relations, and power. 46

B. Implications

This study gives implications on educational purposes. For educational purposes, this study contributes beneficial information of language and gender and women’s language features to the practice of English teaching, especially sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistics is a part of linguistic knowledge that is important to be learnt by English learners. The information in this study can be used as an additional source both for the teachers and learners. This study provides explanation on how women’s language features used by men. Therefore, this study helps the English learners not only to understand each feature of women’s language but also to know how gender and other factors influence individuals in adapt the features in their speech. This study also raises awareness that one utterances can have more than one functions. Therefore, learners need to pay attention to the context of the utterances to avoid misunderstanding. Beside the information provided in this research, the television series also can be used as teaching media in Sociolinguistic class. It will help the students learn and understand sociolinguistic materials.

C. Recommendations

This research is dealing with the analysis of the women’s language features used by feminine men in their social life. This research can be beneficial for some parties who are interested in learning social phenomenon especially women’s language from the sociolinguistic perspective.