Social Background of Taboo Language Expressed in American Gangster Movie

Abstract

The research with the types and function of taboo words in American Gangster Movie. The objectives of the research was to analyze the type and function of taboo words in American Gangster Movie. The data were analyzed by identifying types and function taboo words in American Gangster Movie taken from the script of dialogues American Gangster. All taboo words consisted of ephitet, obscenity, vulgarity and profanity appeared in the movie. Ephitets were 49 appereances (33%) obscenity were 43 appereances (29%), profanity 30 appereances (20%) and vulgarity 27 appereances (18%). The higest frequency of the types of taboo words was Ephitets appeared 49 times out of 149 of the total data (33%), and the lowest was obtained by vulgarity appeared 27 times out of 149 of the total data (18%). There were four functions appeared in the movie : to show contempt, to draw attention to oneself, to be provocative and to mock authority. To show contempt got the highest percentage 54% and appeared 80 times. The lowest function was to mock authority with 1 % and appeared 2 times