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Journal : Syntax Idea

An Analysis of Taboo Language in “Harry Potter” Move By Jk Rowling Riski Rahmayanti; Meristika Moetia
Syntax Idea 3408-3413
Publisher : Ridwan Institute

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.46799/syntax-idea.v6i8.4285

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Language has an important role in society, because language is a means for humans to communicate with each other, through language speakers can identify themselves as they understand their own language as a symbol. The language human use has meaning, meaning plays a very important role in all fields and helps in the understanding of Language. The researcher conducted this research to find out what types of taboo language are in the Harry Potter movie and to find out what type of taboo language most often used in the Harry Potter films. This research is descriptive qualitative research, data collection techniques by watching it repeatedly, then the researcher transcribes all the taboo words contained in the Harry Potter movie, then the researcher groups the taboo words according to Steven Pinker (2017). There are 4 types of taboo language namely: profanity, sexual language, regious taboo, and taboo word in socity. There are 9 taboo language in the Harry Potter movie. From the results above, the use of taboo words in the Harry Potter movie not only reflects the nature of the characters but also expresses feelings of anger, surprise and annoyance which aims to create character depth and a more realistic atmosphere.
An Analysis of Using Slang Word in Social Media X Natasya Rahma; Meristika Moetia
Syntax Idea 3562-3570
Publisher : Ridwan Institute

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.46799/syntax-idea.v6i8.4307

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Slang is a form of language that is modified or shortened to make concepts shorter and easier to understand by certain groups. Although slang is informal, it can increase friendliness and enjoyment of everyday communication. Therefore, this research seeks to provide a analysis of the types of slang commonly used on social media X. This research uses qualitative research. The qualitative research used is descriptive qualitative research. The researcher chose the purposive sampling method for this research. Data collection techniques were carried out by taking screenshots and reading and writing techniques. As part of this research, social media data revealed that slang can be categorized into word types and structures. Results based on Allan & Burridge (2006) show that the forms of slang found on social media are very diverse, creative and active, including fresh and creative, flippant, imitative, acronyms and clipping. The results of the research show that, there are 3 social media accounts X that the researcher chose as samples for this research, namely Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Lady Gaga. The researchers examined 5 types of slang words, namely fresh and creative of 17%, flippant of 17%, imitative of 23%, acronym of 20% and clipping of 23%. The slang words most frequently used by the 3 samples that researchers took on social media X were Clipping and imitative with a percentage of 23%.