Analysis of Form of Language Crime Speech in The Tiktok Account @Ghinaae: Forensic Linguistic Study

Abstract

The rise of social media interactions has led to an increase in language-related crimes, particularly on platforms like TikTok. Speech acts such as insults, slander, and abusive language can have significant legal implications. This study examines language crimes with legal consequences found in the speech used in the @Ghinaae TikTok account. This research aims to describe the occurrence of language crimes in social media speech, specifically focusing on insults, slander, and derogatory remarks that may have legal consequences. This study employs a qualitative descriptive approach to analyze linguistic offenses in their natural context. Data collection involved identifying and interpreting instances of speech containing language crimes, such as insults and slanderous remarks, within the comments and posts made on the TikTok account under study. The findings reveal the presence of speech acts with legal implications, including insults such as "Weather, if you're not stressed, you're reckless, why don't you just replace your ankles," slanderous remarks like "How come Wes Ayu Ayu's normal eyes are replaced, going against fate, being given a deficiency by the almighty instead adding her own, bored or not the marketing continues wqwqwq," and abusive statements including "He didn't have eye cancer, because he was so weary, was stupid." These comments contain elements of language crimes, as they involve direct acts of insult, slander, and abuse without coercion. The speech was publicly posted on a personal account, further reinforcing its potential legal consequences. As such, these speech acts can be considered criminal offenses under applicable law.