A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF TABOO WORDS IN “FINDING NEMO” MOVIE

Shofie, Risti Elfaras. Student Registered Number. 12203173050. 2021. A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Taboo Words in Finding Nemo Movie. Sarjana Thesis. English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Tulungagung. Advisor: Muh. Basuni,lM.Pd. Keywords: Sociolinguistic, Taboo Words, Movie, Finding Nemo In this study, the researchers focused on the types of taboo words and their functions found in the "Finding Nemo" movie. The formulation of the problem in this study are: 1) What types of taboo words are used in the "Finding Nemo" movie?, 2) What is the function of taboo words spoken by the characters in the "Finding Nemo" movie?. The objectives of this research are: 1) To identify the types of taboo words spoken by the characters in the "Finding Nemo" movie, and 2) To describe the function of taboo words spoken by the characters in the "Finding Nemo" movie. The researcher uses a literature research design with a qualitative descriptive approach. The researcher uses content analysis to Analysis this research. Sources of data in this study are films and film transcripts from the film Finding Nemo. The data in this study are transcripts that show the dialogue for each character in the film. The data that can be categorized according to the theory of the types of taboo words from Battistella (2005) are; 1) Epithet, 2) Profanity, 3) Vulgarity, 4) Obscenity. Meanwhile, the data categorized according to the function of taboo words is the theory from Wardhaugh (2006), namely; 1) To Draw Attention to Oneself, 2) To Show Contempt, 3) To be Provocative, and 4) To Mock Authority. This study found that not all types of taboo words (Epithet, Obscenity, Profanity, and Vulgarity) occur in the movie Finding Nemo. The characters in this film only use Epithet and Vulgarity taboo words. Epithet appears the most in conversations between characters in this film, which is 12 times. Epithet is often used to express epithets such as gender, race, appearance, and disability. There are 4 types of functions of taboo words according to Wardaugh (2007), namely; 1) To Draw Attention to Oneself, 2) To Show Contempt, 3) To be Provocative, and 4) To Mock Authority. To Draw Attention to Oneself is the highest choice in this research to attract the attention of others from the taboo words spoken in the characters in this film. To Show Contempt is used to show contempt and condescension between the interlocutors