Sociolect Used in Movie “Cool Runnings” (1993) by Jon Turteltaub

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyse sociolect jargon, argot and slang and the form of sociolect action in the movie. The movie used is Cool Runnings Movie 1993 by Jhon Turteltaub. The data source is movie and script of Cool Runnings 1993 by Jhon Turteltaub. In the data collection process, the writer uses the method Simak Bebas Libat Cakap (SBLC). In this study, the writers analyse the data qualitatively and presented the findings descriptively.

The movie contains all three types of sociolect expressed in 38 forms entirely belonging to jargon (13 forms), argot (8 forms) and slang (17 forms). The results of the writer's analysis of jargon, argot and slang can be applied in real life, for example as humans.

Keywords:  Sociolect, Jargon, Argot, Slang