A Study of Taboo Language in Sociolinguistic of Malay Society in Kabupaten Batubara Sumatera Utara

Abstract

This research dealt with the identification of taboo language in Malay Batubara. It is a language spoken by people living in Batubara. The objective of this research was to describe the classification of the taboo words in Malay society. The research applied was descriptive qualitative approach. The data were collected through observation, recording, and field notes. Then, the data were analyzed by identifying taboo words and categorizing them into the types of taboo words. Thus, each of the taboo words were presented in some example of utterances in the language. Some words were considered taboo or not depending on the context in which they were used. In conclusion, Thus, the analysis has two objectives: first, to identify and describe the types of taboo words are used in malay society Batubara Sumatera Utara and to describe the functions of taboo words in Malay Society Batubara Sumatera Utara. Based on the results of the study concluded that taboo words in the language which were related to the utterences of sex, excretion, death, body function, religion, animals, cursing, there are 8 taboo words from sex category, 5 taboo words from death, 7 taboo words from human excretion, 3 taboo words from body function, 3 taboo words from religion, 3 taboo words from animals, 3 taboo words from cursing, a total of 31 taboo words. From the data, it can concluded the epithes 8 times, profanity 6 times, vulgarity 4 times, obscenity 13 times and to draw attention to oneself 8 times, to show contempt 16 times, to be provocative 4 times, to mock authority 3 times.