A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AMERICAN AND BALINESE SWEARWORDS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v5i2.13612Abstract
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan bahasa kasar, Amerika dan Bali. Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif yang mana dilaksanakan melalui studi pustaka, observasi, dan metode introspektif. Subyek penelitian ini adalah orang Bali asli dan film Amerika. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan persamaan bahasa kasar Amerika dan Bali dilihat dari bentuk, referensi, dan fungsinya. Terdapat tiga bentuk dari bahasa kasar: (1) dalam bentuk kata, yang mana juga terbagi menjadi dua: monomorfemik {Bahasa Bali (pirate, pletan, dll), Bahasa Amerika (dick, pussy, cock, dll)} dan polimorfemik {Bahasa Bali (matan, polone, dll.), Amerika(fucker, fucking, dll.)}, (2) dalam bentuk frasa {Bahasa Bali (ndas teli, lengeh buah dll.), Amerika (fucking crazy, shut up, dll.)}, (3) dalam bentuk klausa {Bahasa Bali(lengeh ti cai, gebuh bungut nannie, dll.), Amerika (what the hell it is, fuck your mouth, dll.)}. Referensi dari bahasa kasar mengacu kepada: (1)agama, (2)jenis kelamin, (3)kotoran, (4)hewan, (5)latar belakang personal, (6) penyakit kejiwaan, dan (7) aktifitas sex. Fungsi dari bahasa kasar tersebut adalah : (1) untuk menarik perhatian, (2) untuk menyampaikan kekesalan/stress, (3) untuk memprovokasi, (4) untuk membentuk identitas interpersonal, (5) integrative, (6) agresif, (7) regresif, dan (8) penekanan. Perbedaanya dari bahasa kasar Amerika dan bahasa Kasar Bali sangat jelas terlihat, bahasa kasar Bali hanya digunakan oleh orang Bali, begitu juga sebaliknya.Kata Kunci : bahasa kasar, bentuk, fungsi, referensi
This study aimed in comparing swearwords, Balinese with American. The design of this research was a descriptive research, observing, and introspective method. The subjects of this study were original Balinese and American movie. The results of the study show that the similarities of the Balinese and American swearwords can be seen by their forms, references, and functions. There are three forms of swearwords: (1) in the form of word, which also are subdivided into two: monomorphemic {Balinese (pirate ‘ancestor’, pletan ‘male genital’ etc.), American (dick, pussy, cock, etc)}, and polymorphemic {Balinese (matan ‘eyes’, polone ‘brain’, etc.), American (fucker, fucking, etc.)}, (2) in the form of phrases {Balinese (ndas teli ‘female genital’, lengeh buah ‘so crazy’, etc.), American (fucking crazy, shut up, etc.)}, (3) in the form of clauses {Balinese (lengeh ti cai ‘ you are so crazy’, gebuh bungut nanine ‘you are a liar’, etc.), American (what the hell it is, fuck your mouth, etc.)}. The references of the swearwords were related to: (1) religion, (2) sex, (3) excrement, (4) animals, (5) personal background, (6) mental illness, (7) sex activity. The functions of those swearwords were: (1) to draw attention, (2) to provide catharsis, (3) to provoke, (4) to create interpersonal identity, (5) integrative, (6) aggressive, (7) regressive, and (8) emphasis. The differences of the American and Balinese swearwords are clearly seen; Balinese swearwords are only used by Balinese, vice versa.
keyword : swearwords, forms, functions, references
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2018-02-26
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