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WORD FORMATION PROCESS OF GEN Z SLANG IN CALLAHAN'S GENERATION Z DICTIONARY Kartin Lihawa; Muziatun Mukaji; Sri Rahayu Malingkas; Hasanuddin Fatsah
Lingua Vol 17 No 1 (2021): Lingua : Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa
Publisher : Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan | Universitas Islam As-Syafi'iyah

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.34005/lingua.v17i1.1321

Abstract

Slang, either the form or the meaning is flexible and temporary, which canchange anytime depending on the user. This phenomenon also occurs in the trendy slang used by Gen Z. Therefore, this study aims to find out the types of word formation process in Gen Z slang. It focuses only on Gen Z slang that is in Callahan's Generation Z Dictionary. Further, this study is corpus-based, using qualitative analysis in investigating the types of word formation process in Gen Z slang. To analyze the corpus, there are two steps used that are classifying and interpreting. The finding reveals that there are eight types of word formation process, which influence in forming the Gen Z slang. Those types are fanciful formation, compounding, blending, clipping, conversion, suffixation, multiple process, and reduplicatives. Among those types, compounding is the most used. There are ten slang terms come through this types of process and this study presents all types of compounding. Those types are compound noun with one slang term, compound adjective with five slang terms, and compound verb with four slang terms. In conclusion, Gen Z slang is formed through eight types of the word formation process and compounding is the most used.