An Analysis Of Slang Words Used By BTS ARMY Community Conversation On Twitter

FATTAUT, LENTRY (2020) An Analysis Of Slang Words Used By BTS ARMY Community Conversation On Twitter. [UNSPECIFIED]

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Fattaut, Lentry. 2020.An Analysis of Slang Words Used by BTS ARMY Community Conversation on Twitter. A Graduating Paper, English Education Department,Teacher Training, and Education Faculty, State Institute for Islamic Studies Salatiga. Counselor: Mr Hanung Triyoko, S.S., M.Hum., M.Ed. Keywords: Sociolinguistics, Slang Words, Twitter, Conversation, BTS ARMY, Qualitatuve Research The objectives of this research are to find the types of slang words that present in the conversations and the functions used by BTS ARMY Community in the conversations. This research generally answers two questions as: (1) What are the types of slang words used by BTS ARMY Community in the conversation section? and (2) What is the functions of slang words used by BTS ARMY Community in the conversation? This study used qualitative approach and the data was analysed conducted in this study, where the source of the data is the word from social media. The data are slang created by BTS ARMY Community. The data taken on December 2019. To identify the types of slang words, the writer used theory of Chapman’s (1988). Then, the writer identified the functions of using slang words used by BTS ARMY Community based on theory from Patridge’s (1979). Through this research, the writer found primary and secondary slang used by K-Popers. They are 9 primary slang words it means general slang expressions that used by people in their daily communication, and 41 secondary slang words it means that to express something in secret way where just restricted people who understand the meaning of that words. To identify the types of slang words, the writer used theory of Chapman’s (1988). Then, the writer identified the functions of using slang words used by BTS ARMY Community based on theory from Patridge’s (1979). Then there are seven (7) functions used by BTS ARMY Community.

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