Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022)

An Analysis of Taboo Words in Grand Theft Auto (GTA) : San Andreas Opening and Mission 1 Game Script

Rosa Runa Nabila (Universitas Widyatama, Bandung - Indonesia)
Deden Novan Setiawan Nugraha (Universitas Widyatama Bandung, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Dec 2022

Abstract

This research focuses on types and function of taboo words that used in Grand Theft Auto (GTA): San Andreas Opening and Mission 1 Game Script. The data of this research were taken from GTA: San Andreas game script. The objectives of this research are to identify the types and functions of taboo words uttered by the characters in GTA: San Andreas. The data were collected by selecting dialogues containing taboo words after watching the video and matching the game script with the video carefully. The researcher found out three types of taboo word that appeared in GTA: San Andreas. There are obscenity types, profanity types, and epithet types. Obscenity is the type with the highest number compared to other types, there are 12 data obscenity. 6 data epithets. Then, the last type is a profanity, only 3 data of profanity. Total there are 21 data that researchers found in the Grand Theft Auto (GTA): San Andreas opening and mission 1 game script.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

25409190

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in ...