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used as swear word, it means that the taboo word no longer has its literal meaning. Functionally, these words are used in the act of swearing.
1.6.3 Taboo words
Taboo words refer to every word which is considered taboo. Taboo words are considered as taboo based on the notion of their literal meaning related with
taboo behavior. Thus prohibition of uttering this kind of words arises. The prohibition usually derived traditionally from certain society. Yet, those kinds of
prohibition could arise in the institutional level where authorities have the power to restrict speech Jay, 2009, p. 153.
1.6.4 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
“Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel” is a game developed by 2K Australia with cooperation from Gearbox Software, an American video game development
company. This game is a role-playing shooter game in a form of First Person Shooter FPS which centered on gun and projectile weapon-based combat
through a first-person perspective. “Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel” is the third game in the Borderlands series. However, in chronological order of the story, the
events in this game take place between 2009s “Borderlands” and 2012s “Borderlands 2”. It was released for Microsoft Windows, OS
X, Linux, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter consists of two parts; theoretical description and theoretical framework. In the theoretical description, relevant theories related to the study
will be discussed. In theoretical framework, there will be explanation about the connection between the theories and the research which is conducted.
2.1 Theoretical Description
Swearing is considered as a language style that people prefer to use. According to Coupland 2007, p. 1-2, style refers to a way of doing something.
Style can be applied in linguistic forms and processes. Thus swearing is considered as language style which stands in the scope of Linguistics. Swearing is
also a means of communication which related to the use of language in society. Standing on this idea, this study then is included into a sociolinguistics study. It is
in accordance with Wardaugh’s theory about sociolinguistics. He states that sociolinguistics deals with examining the relationships between language and
society in order to have better understanding about language structure and the function of language in communication Wardaugh, 2006, p. 13. Holmes also
adds that the main concerns about sociolinguistic study are describing people’s different way of speaking in different social context and explaining the use of
language in social life to deliver social messages 2013, p. 1. Thus, every question emerged in society, which deals with social communication through
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