Abstract
This paper investigated English swear words used in a novel. This study was urgent to conduct because using swear words is a natural behavior in communication which is indicated by the employment of certain swear words to express emotion, to reduce frustrated feeling, and to show solidarity to others. Two research points to resolve were as follows: what types of swearing which the main character used and what motives for swearing in the novel. Data, consisting of 46 swear words, were collected from the Antologi Rasa novel written by Ika Natassa, and were investigated using a content analysis. Findings showed the following: 26 (56.5%) occurrences of auxiliary swearing, 12 (26.1%) of expletives swearing, 4 (8.7%) of abusive swearing, and 4 (8.7 %) of humorous swearing. Three motives for the main character to swear were as follows: psychological motives (23 occurrences or 50.0 %), social motives (19 or 41.30%), and linguistic motives (4 or 8.70%).
Highlights
A novel is one way of communication because in the novel the authors might write their idea through the stories and let the readers guess the purposes of the stories
There are four swearing categories found in the Antologi Rasa novel, which were uttered by Keara as the main figure, namely Expletive Swearing (ES), Abusive Swearing (ABS), Humorous Swearing (HS), and Auxiliary Swearing (AUS)
According to the research results, it can be concluded that the auxiliary swearing is the most frequently used category uttered by the main character of the novel as the swearing utterances she expresses are mostly complementary and are used to intensify the things she intended
Summary
A novel is one way of communication because in the novel the authors might write their idea through the stories and let the readers guess the purposes of the stories. Dance states “communication intentionally is a situation in which a source transmits a message to the receiver with conscious intent to affect the Adityo Prawinanto LET: Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching Journal Vol 10 No 1 2020. The authors are the sources who transmit their ideas of the stories as messages to the readers as the receivers. People often employ words or language that might emphasize their strong feelings such as feeling upset, happy, or mad. In this case, several words which are thought to be bad language may be employed. People tend to use taboo words because it is considered as one of the strongest ways to release their emotions
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