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Journal of Language and Literature
ISSN : 14105691     EISSN : 25805878     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24071/joll
Journal of Language and Literature presents articles on the study of language and literature. Appropriate topics include studies on language, translation, and literary texts. To be considered for publication, articles must be in English.
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The Use of Taboo in Djenar Maesa Ayu’s Mereka bilang, saya monyet! Nurhantoro, Tri Septa
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 14, No 2 (2014)
Publisher : Universitas Sanata Dharma

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This paper concerns on the use of taboo expressions in a literary work: Djenar’s Mereka Bilang Saya Monyet!, which is about eighty. Based on those data, those expressions can be grouped into their categories and degrees of politeness-impoliteness. Those categories are: comparison with animal, bodily effluvia, bodily organ, mental defect, disease, torturing-rapingkilling, sexual activity, sexual-related behavior, consumption, place and verbal insult. Meanwhile, the degrees of politeness-impoliteness are: euphemism, orthophemism and dysphemism. It is expected that the reader of this paper can comprehend the use of taboo, particularly in a literary work. Keywords: taboo, politeness, impoliteness

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