A STUDY OF TABOO EXPRESSIONS USED BY NEGANS IN THE WALKING DEAD FILMS

This study aims to explain what kinds of taboo expression used by the
Negans in The Walking Wead films and to explain what are the functions of the
taboo expressions. This Study focuses on the Negans sentences, phrases, or words
that use taboo expressions. This study used Allan, Burride and Wardhaugh (2006)
theory for analyzing the kinds of taboo expression and the functions of taboo
expression.
This study was conducted by using descriptive qualitative research design.
The data are sentences, phrases, or words containing taboo used by Negans group
in season 7, started from episode 1 until 11 the end of Negans scenes that contains
taboo expressions in The Walking Wead films. The source of data was The Walking
Wead films. The research instrument of this study was the writer himself. The data
were collected by using content analysis method. After collecting the data, the data
were analyzed by using interactive data analysis.
The results showed on the findings kinds of taboos are found in Speech
produced by The Walking Dead film characters. The three data are included in the
word taboo that comes from the bodies and their effluvia, three data derived from
the organs and acts of sex, three data derived from disease, death and killings,
fourteen included in naming, addressing, and sacred being, and there is no data
included in Food, Preparation and Consumption. The Functions of the taboo
expressions uttered by the Negans in the Walking Dead movie among other: 1)
Drawing attention, seven data results of drawing attention among other: Ass-kissed,
Titties, Screw it, Ashtrays, Bobber, Die, and Gremblygunk, 2) Being provocative,
eight data results of being provocative among other: Son of bitch, Kill, Jesus, Suck,
Damn, Hell, and Lucille. 3) Showing contempt, nine data result of showing
contempt among other: Attaboy, Ballsack, Down there, Prick, Dirty Girl, Flies,
Shit, Asshole, and Pussy. 4) Mocking authority, no result of mocking authority.