Authors:

Rohmani Nur Indah, Nuriyati Nahdiyah

Abstract:

“The thoughts and the way psychopaths deliver their speech are definitely dissimilar to normal person. There are specific techniques they used in their verbal speech. This study analyzes the semantic techniques in the utterances of psychopaths during interviews on their experience. The method of the study is descriptive qualitative research. The data were in the form of utterances of the seven psychopaths and serial killers in The Fear Files channel. There were thirteen data in the form of utterances that contained with semantic techniques used by the psychopaths and serial killers in the interviews. The data were classified using Timor and Weiss framework in analyzing the semantic techniques. The results show the semantic techniques covering vocabulary, figurative language, positive and negative connotation, anaphora and repetition. The most category used by the subjects is repetition followed by anaphora and vocabulary. The least used are positive and negative connotation and figurative language. Each of the psychopath represents the characteristics such as the expression of irresponsibility, compulsive lying, expression of impulsive behavior, manipulative speech, lack of empathy, poor behavior control.”

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Published

2023-12-27

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INDAH, Rohmani Nur; NAHDIYAH, Nuriyati. Psychopath’s Semantic Techniques in The Fear Files Youtube Channel.e-Journal of Linguistics, [S.l.], v. 18, n. 1, p. 11-23, dec. 2023. ISSN 2442-7586. Available at: https://jurnal.harianregional.com/eol/id-87534. Date accessed: 08 Jul. 2024. doi:https://doi.org/10.24843/e-jl.2024.v18.i01.p02.

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Vol 18 No 1 (2024): ejl-January

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