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A Study Of English Slang Words Used By 8th Semester Students In Daily Conversations Through Social Network At English Study Program Of FKIP UIR

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This reserach aims to find out the types of English slang used by 8th semester students of English Study Program at FKIP UIR through social network. Slang is a social phenomenon that has arisen as a result of the rapid expansion of modern words that are used as creative expressions to make words easier to pronounce and interesting to learn due to the current popularity. The descriptive qualitative method was used in this study because the data was collected in the form of words and the research taking documentation from of screenshoot students' daily conversations using slang words in the WhatsApp group, which was then analyzed by type and concluded. The findings of this study showed, there are six types of slang words found in data collection, those are: acronyms, imitative, fresh and creative, flippant, compounding, and clipping. The result showed that acronyms are the most frequently used type of slang and the study confirmed that students in the 8th semester often use slang words in form of written texts in their daily conversations through social network, WhatsApp application.

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Inggris 425 Vir a

Language

English

NPM

186310705

Publisher

Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris : Universitas Islam Riau., 2022

Keyword(s)

Slang Words
Sociolinguistics
Social Network

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Uthi Kurnia

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