AN ANALYSIS OF TABOO WORDS IN THE HATE U GIVE NOVEL

Taboo Words

Authors

  • Marselina Banja Uru Universitas Gresik
  • Novi Sriwulandari Universitas Gresik

Abstract

Through language, speakers can identify themselves as well as they view their language as a symbol of their identify. Language has flexible and dynamic characteristic which will create new possibility in communication. This research aims to analyze the types of taboo words and the function of taboo words spoken by several characters in the novel “The Hate U Give”. The types of taboo language according to Battistella (2005) will be used in the analysis, identifying, and classifying research. The research method used is a qualitative method and to analyze the function of taboo words researchers use Timothy Jay’s theory Researchers found 26 taboo utterances uttered by characters in “The Hate U Give” novel. The most dominant types taboo words use is obscenity that appears 15 times and the least to occur is vulgarity and epithet that appears 1 time.

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Published

2024-07-15

How to Cite

Uru, M. B., & Sriwulandari, N. (2024). AN ANALYSIS OF TABOO WORDS IN THE HATE U GIVE NOVEL: Taboo Words. Horizon, 2(2), 1–9. Retrieved from https://journal.univgresik.ac.id/index.php/horizon/article/view/221

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): Horizon (Journal of Language, Literature and Linguistics)

Section

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