AN ANALYSIS OF COARSE LANGUAGE USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE NOVEL " DRACULA"
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This research is intended to analyze the coarse language used by the main characters in the novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoker by using seven semantics meanings analysis. It is performed because “Dracula” is one of the English Classic novels and most of those novels have words, phrases, or sentences which have implied meanings and was written by using the language that has high level of literature. This research used content analysis method by using qualitative approach and followed the design of hermeneutics research. The technique of data analysis in this research followed the critical paradigm of Habermas, Paul Ricoeur, and Derrida in interpreting the semantics meaning, namely: (1) Understanding, (2) Determining the meaning, and (3) Deciphering. The result of this research pointed out that: (1) “Dracula” by Bram Stoker has seven main characters who use coarse language. Additionally, there are seven types of coarse language which were found in the novel “Dracula”, such as swearing consists of two phrases and three sentences, cursing consists of one word, nine phrases, and one sentence, profanity consists of two sentences, taboo consists of one sentence, vulgarity consists of one phrase and one sentences, epithets consists of fifteen words, twenty three phrases, and one sentence, and slurs consists of three phrases; and (2) “Dracula” has thirty seven pages contain coarse languages and there are eighteen words, thirty four phrases, and seven sentences which are including coarse language. In addition, the coarse languages have seven semantics meanings analysis that can be divided into denotative meaning consists of seventeen words, thirty four phrases, and seven sentences, connotative meaning consists of four words, thirty phrases, and five sentences, social meaning consists of nine words, affective meaning consists of eighteen words, thirty four phrases, and seven sentences, reflected meaning consists of four words, collocative meaning consists of three words and eight phrases, and thematic meaning consists of eighteen words, thirty four phrases, and seven sentences.
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Coarse Language, “Dracula”, Main Characters, Semantics Meaning
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