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The Use of Slang on WhatsApp Personal Chatting by TBI Students at IAIN Madura
Keywords: Slang, WhatsApp, Chatting
Slang language is a popular language that is usually used by millennial
teenagers, slang is the identity of teenagers. The use of slang today is not only in
spoken speech but also written language on social media as well as personal chat
on WhatsApp. Slang is a language variation characterized by a new-found and
rapidly changing vocabulary. Slang is group and secret in nature, it gives the
impression that slang is the secret language of criminals, when in fact it is not
criminals. There are two problems of study in this research. The first, what are the
types of the slang used on WhatsApp personal chatting by TBI students at IAIN
Madura. The second what are the meanings of the slang used on WhatsApp
personal chatting by TBI students at IAIN Madura
The researcher uses descriptive qualitative. The subject of this study is
students at TBI in IAIN Madura. Meanwhile, the data is collected from interview
and documentation. To analysis data, researcher use data identifying, data
classifying, data describing, drawing a conclusion. While to check the validity of
data the researcher used data source triangulation.
The researcher would like to make conclusion of this research, from the
findings of the types and meaning of the slang used on WhatsApp personal
chatting by TBI students at IAIN Madura it can be stated that slang has its own
meaning, unique and different word formations are also found in this variety of
languages, such as abbreviation, it is types created by pronouncing the first letters
of any or all the words in a phrase or title as single word. Abbreviation is divided
into 2, initialism and acronym. Initialism is imitation words or producing by
imitating certain sounds. Acronyms are new words formed from the initial letters
of a set of other words. The second is blending. Blending is the combination of
two separate forms to produce a single new types is also present in the process
called blending. Clipping is the removal or cutting of parts of the alphabet.
Interjection is used for express feelings of happiness, surprise, sadness and soon.
Based on the research discussion, there are several types of slang use by
TBI students at IAIN Madura. Slang divided into five parts, namely; 9 initialism,
4 acronym, 2 blending, 8 clipping, 4 interjection. The meaning of the slang used
on WhatsApp personal chatting by TBI students at IAIN Madura are textual
meaning and contextual meaning.
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