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Unpacking Taboo Words in Game Chats: A Content Analysis of MLBB Games Putri Lira Habibillah Corresponding AuthorAos Email : putrilirahabibillah@gmail.
English Education Department.
Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara Rakhmat Wahyudin Sagala Email : rakhmatwahyudin@umsu.
English Education Department.
Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara Abstract This research attempted to explore the types of taboo expressions in the MLBB game chat and ascertain the reaction to the taboo words adopted in the MLBB game chat.
The Qualitative Content Analysis Method was applied in this study.
The researcher interviewed three MLBB game players and took screenshots of their ingame chat comments in order to gather the data.
The results demonstrate that while not all MLBB players adopt the types of taboo language, there was one player who exclusively utilized it.
The category with the greatest data is vulgar terms, with 32 words or 40% of the total.
the second category is epithets and obscenity, with 22 words or 27.
5% of the total.
and the third category is profanity, with just 4 words or 5% of the total.
Factors that contribute to players employing taboo words in MLBB games include their desire to draw attention, insult teammates or enemies, and provoke opponents to make the game exciting.
Upon insulting and provoking their opponents, players feel relieved and pleased because their emotions were let out in the game.
Subsequently, the findings have significant ramifications for enhancing learners' awareness of taboo language and contributing to the advancement of linguistic disciplines.
Keywords: taboo words, in-game chats.
MLBB games INTRODUCTION Inevitably, humans are social creatures that require constant interactions with other individuals through communication.
Humans adopt language to communicate on a daily life.
Language is an important part of human existence since it enables individuals to easily interact with one another (Tri and Sagala, 2.
To put it another way, humans utilized language to express their intentions to others.
Linguistics includes language.
Sociolinguistics is a subfield of linguistics.
Sociolinguistics examines the relationship between language and society, as well as how language functions in communication (Wardhaugh, 2.
Humans may convey their views, ideas, thoughts, emotions, and ambitions to their society through language (Sutiyatno, 2.
Since technology developed rapidly in the modern era in which people live, enabling individuals all over the world to connect (Liando et al.
, 2.
, people now can interact using modern electronics through electronic gadgets such as smartphones and tablets, making it easier for them to interact and socialize because of technology (Lengkoan et al.
, 2.
People are under pressure to adopt new lifestyles and thus technological advances.
(Akram et , 2.
As the result, humans no longer pay attention to the norms that exist in their When communicating, humans must pay attention to the words that had been spoken in order to reduce the occurrence of conflict.
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That can lead to wrong perceptions in other communities (Affini, 2.
Affini .
also gives examples such as "Bujang" in Batak language is rude language, while the word "Bujang" in Javanese is a single or unmarried man, and AuDavid is still singleAy means he is single or unmarried.
This difference in the meaning of the language makes some people feel emotional because they think the language spoken is abusive language.
This abusive language is recognized as taboo language.
Additionally.
Fairman .
proposed taboo as an act of prohibiting the personality of a community or culture in a certain context.
In every culture, there are taboo actions & words speakers should not do and speak.
In other words, not all cultures have the same meaning when speakers communicate with each other, the large variety of cultures, especially in Indonesia, makes many different languages used but have different meanings (Freud, 2.
In the modern era, the level of information technology is advancing quickly.
(Djakasaputra et al.
, 2.
The use of mobile gaming among teenagers is increasing along with the rapid growth of smartphones.
Since smartphones offer gaming characteristics and are portable, making it easy to play anytime, anywhere, and people are interested in playing games on their mobile devices (Kishimoto et al.
, 2.
Specifically, the phenomenon releases the game Mobile Legends Bang Bang.
The popularity of the game Mobile Legends Bang Bang is also supported by an increasing number of players.
There are 43 million people active monthly users in Southeast Asia and almost 50 percent people of the total users in Indonesia (Sunarto et al.
, 2.
Mobile Legends was released on July 14, 2016, by Moonton.
This game is played in a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA), where teams can have up to five players each since the mobile legend game entered Indonesia, this game is popular.
Many people play it, from children to adults, and not limited to gender, men and even women.
The number of people who play this game does not rule out the possibility to interact with others.
In this game, there is a chat column provided for communicating with fellow players, or enemies while playing.
Pertaining to the high interest in the Mobile Legend game, the researcher is interested in performing this study to analyze taboo words in in-game conversations.
In fact, the taboo term occurs not only in music, movies, or social media, but it also appears in games.
Due to many MLBB players used disrespectful words during playing the game, the researchers believe that taboo languages need to be unpacked their types in order to provide rational reasons why the players adopted the taboo words in playing the MLBB Games.
In brief, using taboo words have became more common and created a culture for young generations nowadays.
This situation is highly unethical.
Thus, conducting this study is Moreover, this research is significant since it presented both theoretical and practical advances, notably in the field of sociolinguistics.
Theoretically, the study is supposed to provide an illustration of English taboo terms, particularly those used by MLBB players.
Furthermore, the results of this study will enlighten learners and instructors in the English Literature Department about English taboo words included in the MLBB game, especially the types, purposes, and usage pattern of the taboo terms.
It also can enlarge the other readers' knowledge of the newest taboo terms.
The results of this study can be utilized as a guide for future academics to investigate English taboo terms with different objects and theories.
METHOD
Qualitative Content Analysis was applied in this study.
Qualitative techniques enable the researchers to examine the data and decipher its significance (Schreier, 2.
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of categories that represent related meanings.
(Weber, 1.
This study used the content analysis method from Krippendorff .
, which viewed the data as representations of text, images, and expressions created for seen, read, interpreted, and acted upon for meaning.
The data was taken in two ways.
Firstly, the researcher has taken the data from interviewing 3 people who are participants in MLBB games.
Secondly, the data was taken by screenshots from comments in-game chats MLBB games.
Here is the name of the players that the researcher will interview:
Tables 2.
The Interviewed Players No.
Username Player BatukBerdahak -SouLking2 Fathussabil In order to get consistent and complete data, the researcher employed several data collection techniques such as observation, interview, and documentation.
Observation refers to the technique for gathering data that involves making observations immediately at the site where the study is being conducted, together with a record of the condition or behavior of the objective object (Sidiq & Choiri, 2.
On the other hand, interviews are employed to reveal problems that must be studied, and researchers want to know things from respondents more Interviews were divided into two, namely structured interviews and unstructured Structured interviews are used as a data collection technique if the researcher knows for sure what information will be obtained.
Meanwhile, unstructured interviews are used as a data collection technique if the researcher does not know exactly what data will be obtained so that the researcher listens more to what is conveyed or told by the respondent.
Lastly, published records or private documents including pictures, films, audio recordings, diaries, and other notes are both examples of documentation.
Any type of written or spoken documentation that the researcher compiles is considered documentation and can be used to support other data.
To facilitate the analysis of the data obtained in this study, the researcher conducted an analytical procedures model from Krippendorff .
as follows: .
downloading, and transcribing data that have been recorded with manual and audio transcription, reviewing their accuracy, and reading them in their entirety for coherence are all part of the decontextualization process.
Open coding was used to identify the unit of meaning and code for each individual.
Similar characteristics in the data set were found and categorized after the open coding of the data was completed.
the original text is read again during the recontextualization step together with the final list of meaning units to ensure that every component of the information covered is relevant to the research topic.
in this step, the writer identifies the themes and categories that are derived from the data.
The data compilation also contains a summary of themes, categories, or sub-themes presented in table format (Bengtsson, 2.
In the last point, the researcher evaluates whether the data are reasonable and make sense in light of the literature.
The researcher can verify the respondents, which is going back to the informant and presenting the findings to obtain consensus, validate the results, and increase the justifiable of the research.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS
In this phase, researcher attempted to elucidate the results to answer the formulation of the problem in this study, regarding the types of taboo words appeared in MLBB games chats and the reasons why were taboo words pronounced by MLBB players.
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, types of taboo words have 4 types, namely Epithets.
Profanity.
Vulgarity, and Obscenity.
In this MLBB Game Chats 2 players were engaged 3 types that is Epithets.
Vulgarity and Obscenity, while 1 player engaged all types.
The result can be described in the table below:
No.
Table 3.
Proposition of Taboo Words Types Numbers Ephitets Profanity Vulgarity Obscenity Total Percentages Ephitets Epithets referred to the different kinds of slurs, like gay, nigger, bitch.
Usually these refer to race, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality, but they can also refer to appearance, disability, or other characteristics.
The data below exemplified this concept:
Username BatukBerdahak as Harley Hero said: AuMiya lontheyAy At 08.
56, username BatukBerdahak as Harley Hero gave a comment dedicated to his He typed "Miya lonthey" or AuMiya bitchAy, because Miya has the lowest level from the other players in a team and can make the team's defense weaker and easier to kill by the Username Fathussabil as Roger Hero said: AuSiap-siap nangis ya cebol.
Ay At 00.
16, username Fathussabil as Roger Hero gave a comment dedicated to the He typed "Siap-siap nangis ya cebol" or AuGet ready to cry, midgetAy aimed to provoke the enemy at the beginning of the game.
Username -SouLking- as Layla Hero argued: AuHomoo kelen bertiga.
Ay At 06.
09, username -SouLking- as user Layla Hero gave a comment dedicated to the He typed Auhomoo kelen bertigaAy or the three of them are gay.
Due to he had been killed by his enemy which amounted to 3 people, and he was annoyed with his opponent then he said that word to show his anger towards his enemy.
Profanity Profanity is considered as highly offensive, or disparage in many cultures because it is socially offensive and degrade to others.
An oath can also refer to a sacred term that denotes something worthy of respect but is used to undermine the sanctity of speech or cause The screenshot of profanity can be seen in the appendices.
For more details, see these examples below:
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At 08.
Fathussabil as Lancelot Hero said to all players AuYa lord gampangAy or AuGod, it is easy!Ay.
Because he had killed hero Claude, he felt he was great, then he tried to draw attention to the enemy by saying "God, it is easy" to the enemy.
His arrogant appeared because he killed Claude's hero.
Username Fathussabil as Lancelot Hero also shouted: AuDamn!!!Ay Moreover, username Fathussabil as Lancelot Hero at 03.
48 said to all players AuDamn!!!Ay because the enemy had taken his little klomang, it triggered his anger.
Vulgarity Vulgarity or commonly called vulgar is defined as insulting or obscene language.
This vulgar word related to words or expressions that unite sexual anatomy and excretory function with abusive words.
Ass, dick, boob, and pussy, are commonly instances of vulgar words.
The data can be considered below:
Username BatukBerdahak as Harley Hero reproached: AuWoi!!! Badang kwonth*lAy At 03.
07, username BatukBerdahak as Harley Hero disputed to his team who was used Badang hero, because Badang is a bad player.
He let the enemy kill him resulting in a 0:4 lag score, which the enemy gets 4 kills for continuing to kill him.
Therefore, he was annoyed and angry with his teammates and scolded him as Audick .
ale genita.
Ay.
Username BatukBerdahak as Natalia Hero said: AuZilong mekyAy At 09.
28, username BatukBerdahak as Natalia Hero made a commentary for his enemy who used Zilong Hero.
He typed "Zilong meky" or AuZilong pussyAy because Zilong Hero had killed him.
Furthermore, he was annoyed and said AumekyAy or often recognized as Aupussy .
emale genita.
Ay.
Username Fathussabil as Kadita Hero argued: AuMalu lah sikit jangan lembek kek pantat!Ay At 12.
11, username Fathussabil as Kadita Hero gave a comment dedicated to his enemy because the enemy is too easy to kill.
He and his friends approach the enemy base to wait for the enemy to come out of the base so that he can kill him immediately.
Thus, he pronounced the taboo word "ass" to insult his enemy for being too easy to murdered.
Obscenity Obscenity can be referred to a crude form of sexual and excretory function expression, such as the words fuck, shit, sucker, etc.
Eventhough vulgarity and obscenity have similar meanings, they are not similar.
The degree of prurience exactly affects the distinction between vulgarity and obscenity.
Obscenity is thought to be off-limits in public settings because it offends the senses, is repugnant, rude, and morally repugnant.
For more details, consider these instances as follows:
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At 03.
02, username Fathussabil as Kadita Hero said: AuTerlalu mudah untuk dilawanAy or AuToo easy to fight.
Ay He gave a comment dedicated to his enemy because he felt it too easy for him.
AuToo easyAy has the same meaning with AusuckerAy.
If anybody calls someone as a AusuckerAy, it means Auit is so easy to cheat him/herAy.
Username -SouLking- as Layla Hero said: AuPucek kelen semuaAy At 11.
53, username -SouLKing- as Layla Hero said: AuPucek kelen semuaAy or AuFuck to all of youAy to his enemy.
He gave a comment indicated to his enemy due to he had been He was annoyed and felt unsatisfied.
Therefore, he said the taboo word "fuck" to all the players.
Function of Taboo Words To Draw Attention to One Self People frequently utilize prohibited terms to grab the listener's attention.
Speakers can grab the audience's attention by employing forceful, persuading language with implications that can elicit a strong reaction from the audience.
As a result, people frequently choose words with powerful connotations that are considered to have the power to draw attention from listeners.
See the examples as follow:
Fig 3.
A player is trying to draw attention to anothers Username BatukBerdahak as Natalia Hero quarreled: Aue taikAy or AuPoopAy, then username Inaa as Freya Hero replied: AuWkwkAy or indicated as AuLaughing out loud (LOL)Ay.
In the conversation above, username BatukBerdahak claimed his enemy as AuA poopAy because his buff has been stolen by his enemy.
Then, his enemy responded by saying: AuWkwkAy to ridicule him.
This incident showed that the enemy of Natalia Hero desired to look attractive and stole the attention of all players.
To Show Contempt The concept of the useless someone and unconsidered is known as contempt.
To put it another way, if someone tries to insult someone by using offensive language, he will say things that would hurt his dignity.
The explanation that follows an example of it:
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Fig 3.
Showing Contempt Pertaining to the conversation between username -SouLKing- as Fanny Hero and username Teng as Yu Zhong Hero, where username -SouLking- said to his enemy AuYou all are like STM kids fighting" because he was killed by a lot of his enemy, and there is an imbalance between One vs Many.
He claimed that the all players are useless and showed his anger with contempt.
To Be Provocative People adopted forbidden words to elicit a particular reaction from the listener, such as offense or rage.
Taboo words are deemed effective when the answer matches what the speaker had anticipated.
Here is the example:
Fig 3.
A player be provokative The incident when username -SouLking- as Fanny Hero shouted: AuSiapkan mental ya kids!Ay or AuPrepare your mental, kids!Ay , username Mayahadid as Zhask Hero replied:
AuSoknyaAy or AuYouAore so arrogantAy.
In the conversation above, -SouLking- proposed to his enemy to be mentally prepared.
His teammates.
Mayahadid, replied " YouAore so arrogant" to all players.
It indicated that she intended to declare to the all players that -SouLking- was too arrogant to the enemies.
Obviously, the Mayahadid 's statements will infuriate and provoke the enemies to become more agressive.
Disscussions With regards to the findings above, all MLBB players surveyed utilized a variety of taboo phrases based on the BatistellaAos .
concept, namely Epithets.
Profanity.
Vulgarity, and Obscenity.
In addition to the purposes of taboo words, they utilize taboo terms to grab attention, embarrass the opponent, and incite the opponent's rage.
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For instance, in the Epithets category, the player who has the username BatukBerdahak who applied for Harley Hero claimed AuMiya lonthey (Miya bitc.
Ay to his It has a tendency to disgrace his own members.
In fact, the word bitch is one of the words in the EpithetsAo concept.
Then, the Oxford dictionary proposed the word bitch can be divided into several examples of the part of speech, namely: in the form of Noun: A Female dog or Woman Wild, while in the form of Verb: bitch about someone/something and in Adjective: bitchin' means very good, bitchy for saying unpleasant and unkind things about other people.
When BatukBerdahak said "Miya lonthey", it refers to the bitch verb about someone/something.
BatukBerdahak said those words to his team because Miya had a level far behind the team and the enemy which made the team's defense weaker and easier to kill by the enemy.
So, he got annoyed and said the word "bitch".
Meanwhile.
Fathussabil who used Roger Hero said "Siap-siap nangis ya cebol (Get ready to cry, midge.
Ay The word "midget" is one of the words in the Epithets category based on Batistella .
Furthermore, according to the Oxford dictionary, the word "midget" is divided into 2 parts of speech, namely: in the form of Noun: A very small person and in Adjective: Very small.
When Fathussabil said the word "midget" it refers to the noun midget about the smallest person, he said that to his enemy team with the reason he wanted to provoke the enemy at the beginning of the game, so that the game was fun.
On the other hand, the player who has the username -SoulKing- who wore the Layla Hero said: Homoo kelen Tiga (The three of you are ga.
The word "gay" is one of the words in the nickname.
Oxford Dictionary declared, the word Gay has 2 parts of speech, namely Noun: A Person who is homosexual, especially a man, and Adjective: sexually attracted to people or the same sex gayer, gayest means happy and full of fun.
He said the word gay here refers to the word noun, which is to insult the enemy with the word homo because he had been killed by his enemy which amounted to 3 people, and he was annoyed with his opponent then he said that word to show his anger towards his enemy.
What is more, in the Profanity category, the player who has the username Fathussabil who used the hero Lancelot Hero said: AuYa tuhan GampangAy (God, it is eas.
The word "God" is one of the words in Profanity according to Batistella .
When in the Oxford dictionary, the word "God" has a meaning in the form of a noun as the creator and supreme ruler of the universe.
Fathussabil killed Claude Hero, he felt he was great, then he tried to draw attention to the enemy by saying "God, it is easy" to the enemy.
Even though their team is different in killing one enemy, but he is arrogant because he has killed Claude Hero.
In similar.
Fathussabil who applied Lancelot Hero exclaimed "Damn".
The word "Damn" is one of the words in Profanity based on Batistella .
Then.
Oxford dictionary, the word "Damn" is divided into 3 parts of speech, namely: in the form of Noun: Criticise strongly, in the verb: used when swearing at somebody/something to show that you are angry and in Adjective: swear word that people use to show that they are annoyed with somebody/something, swear word that people use to emphasize what they are saying.
When Fathussabil said the word "Damn" it indicated his annoyance to somebody/something, he said that to the enemy because the enemy had taken his Little Klomang.
Furthermore, in vulgarity concept, username BatukBerdahak as Harley Hero insisted:
AuWoi badang kwonth*lAy.
This preceding taboo word, as individuals known as Audick,Ay is one of the vulgar words according to Batistella .
In Oxford dictionary, the word "dick" is a part of speech that is divided into 2 forms, namely Nouns: A Man Penis.
dickhead and second form Verb: Dicker someone means to completely overpower someone.
BatukBerdahak saying " kwonth*l " refers to the verb A Man Penis.
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where the enemy gets 4 kills for continuing to kill him.
Therefore, he is annoyed and angry with his teammates and utters the word AudickAy.
On the other hand.
BatukBerdahak who used the Natalia Hero claimed: AuZilong mekyAy.
the word "meky" is another word that describes the female genitalia.
The word female gender is one example of vulgarity according to Batistella .
Based on Oxford Dictionary, the word "pussy" becomes a noun, namely: a cat and a woman's genitals.
typed "Zilong meky" or AyZilong pussyAy because Zilong Hero had killed him.
In addition, username Fathussabil as Kadita Hero maintained: AuDon't be a little shy, don't be soft, like ass.
Ay The word "ass" is one of the words of vulgarity.
According to the Oxford dictionary, the word AuassAy is a noun, namely a.
the part of the body that you sit down.
at your bottom, b.
a stupid person, and c.
a donkey.
The word "ass" that the player used here denoted the part of the body that you sit down or your bottom.
Because the enemy is too easy to kill.
They approach the enemy base to wait for the enemy to come out of the base so, they can kill him immediately.
Therefore, he pronounced the word "ass" to insult his enemy for being too easy to kill.
Where in the obscenity category, a player who has the username Fathussabil who uses the Kadita Hero claimed it was too easy to fight against his enemy, because he felt his opponent was too easy for him, so he underestimated his enemy by saying "too easy".
AuToo easyAy has the same meaning as a sucker.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a sucker is a noun form that has many meanings, in this section sucker referred to someone who is easy to On the other concept, username -SoulKing- who uses Chou Hero asserted: AuPucek kelen semuaAy or AuFuck to all of youAy to his enemy.
Oxford Dictionary proposed the word Fuck is divided into parts of speech, namely nouns: A swear word that people find offensive that is used to express anger, horror, or surprise, and Fucker means a very offensive word used to insult somebody.
Verb: Fuck.
to have sex with somebody.
Adjective: A swear word that many people find offensive that is used to emphasize a comment or an angry The word AufuckAy used by the player -SoulKing- refers to the adjective form, namely a swear word that many people find offensive that is used to emphasize a comment or an angry statement because his enemy killed him.
He was annoyed that he had been killed by his enemy.
Thus, he exclaimed the word "fuck".
In respect to the function of taboo words, in showing contempt category, a player who have the username -SoulKing- said: AuKek Anak STM maen kroyokAy or AuYou are like STM kids who are fighting togetherAy to their enemies in order to insult their enemies because they are annoyed when they are killed by their enemies.
This is related to the Oxford Dictionary which claimed insult means the feeling that someone/something has no value and does not deserve respect at all.
In other words, when someone wants to offend another person, he will assert insulting words that are used taboo to other people or something because he thinks it is a trivial thing that is not dignified.
In provocative category, players who have the username -SoulKing- who used Fanny Hero said: AuSiapkan mental ya, kids (Prepare your mental, kid.
Ay exemplified this concept.
He tried to provoke his enemy because he felt he was great.
This is following Rothwell .
, stating that verbal obscenity can be the most effective symbolic act conveyed by protesters to other protesters to provoke irrational responses so that other protesters are angry and offended.
The successful use of taboo words occurs when the response matches the speaker's expectations.
Based on the results of interviews that have been conducted, there are differences between respondent 1, respondent 2, and respondent 3.
Respondent 1 only used vulgarity.
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obscenity, and epithets.
The first taboo word used was vulgarity.
The example is K and P are male sex and woman genital, he said that word when he had a noob teammate so he was annoyed and let out those words, these words became the words most often spoken by MLBB game players when playing because when they are upset, the words that are spoken spontaneously are the words "dick" and "pussy" both to friends and enemies.
The lewd taboo words used were shit, damn and sucker, he said those taboo words when he was killed by the enemy spontaneously uttering this sentence when he was emotional.
Thn, the last taboo words are epithets.
The taboo words Epithets used are Negro.
Homo.
Whore which are used to insult friends or enemies.
The player says this word because he is annoyed with his unruly teammate, he uses it to insult friends or enemies while playing On the opposite side, respondent 2 only used the types of taboo language, namely vulgarity, obscenity, and profanity.
The first taboo words used was a vulgarity.
For example.
K and P are male sex and woman genital.
He said that word because he was annoyed when he played and when he lost the game.
The second harsh language used is an obscenity.
Examples of obscene words used are fuck and sucker.
The reason is that he is annoyed when his buff is taken or stolen by friends or foes while he is playing and when there is an opponent, he finds it easy to beat him he says the word easy to provoke.
The midget spoken by the player aims to insult when players meet a small and annoying hero like Nana Hero.
While the word gay is used to say a teammate or enemy who is often alone with his friends to kill or annoy the enemy while in the jungle.
In other regards, respondent 3 adopted all types of taboos, namely vulgarity, obscenity, epithets, and profanity.
The first taboo word implemented is vulgarity.
An example is dick, pussy, and boob.
He claimed it when he was upset about meeting a formidable foe or meeting a teammate who liked to troll while playing, he took it out using those taboo words.
Furthermore, the second rant is an obscenity.
Examples of obscenity are fuck and sucker.
The player said it when she was upset.
He often provoked and insulted the enemy by saying stupid words.
The third taboo word used is epithets.
Examples of taboo words used are bitch, gay, negro, and midget.
He declared the words when he met an enemy using a small and annoying hero he said the word midget, or when there was a black hero, he called him a When he met a female player he called a bitch, or a player who often played alone he said was gay.
In this context, all MLBB players utilize all types of taboo words because they assume that their strong connotations will assist them catch the listener's attention.
As shown by several direct interviews with MLBB players, the adoption of these taboo terms makes MLBB players got their own satisfaction since they consider they have been able to convey their feelings and will make the MLBB game more challenging.
Inevitablty, using taboo words have became more common and created a culture for young generations nowadays, especially among the MLBB players.
CONCLUSION
Since the popularity of the Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) game supported the in-game chat, players were encouraged to abuse one another by uttering taboo or prohibited The types of taboo words contained in MLBB game chats that frequently appeared are vulgarity, with 32 words .
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Any players applied vulgar language when playing games because those languages have become commonly uttered and exclaimed by individuals when playing all games.
The second type, there are epithets and obscenity, which have the same proportion of 27.
5%, due to any players do not apply those words frequently.
Furthermore, the profanity type which has the lowest percentage with only 4 words .
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game players rarely use these types of words because of the incompatibility of words with situations, which might lessen the satisfaction of playing the game.
Regarding the reasons why players employ the taboo terms in MLBB games, they utilize those to draw attention to each other, make a mockery of their opponents or teammates, or rile up a player on the other team.
It was intended to make the game more Because after insulting and upsetting their opponents, the players tend to feel relieved because their emotions were let out in the game.
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