The Analysis of Slang Words in Buying and Selling Android Forum on Facebook

Intan Mei Indah Sari, Yuli Kuswardani, Agita Risma Nurhikmawati

Abstract


Slang words are non-standard words that are commonly used to communicate in everyday life, including when socializing. This study focuses on the discussion of slang words in the Android buying and selling forum on Facebook in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to analyze the types of slang words, contextual meaning, and function of slang words. This study uses a qualitative approach with data obtained from screenshots of posts and comments from group members. The results showed that the researcher found the types of slang words, namely Fresh and Creative as much as 4 data, flippant as much as 17 data, imitative as much as 0 data, acronym as much as 19 data, and clipping as much as 5 data. In the contextual meaning, the researcher finds the topic of conversation which mostly discusses selling and buying cell phones, the setting of place is the Facebook group, and social relations of the participants involved in the conversation are between buyers and sellers. In function of slang words, the researcher finds slang words to address as much as 1 data, to humiliate as much as 2 data, to initiate as much as 12 data, to intimate as much as 20 data, to express impression as much as 7 data, to reveal anger as much as 2 data, and to show intimacy as much as 0 data.


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slang words; types; contextual-meaning; functions.

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