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Isabela Aileen
Petra Christian University
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Slang Words Used by Teenagers in their Daily Life while Texting with their Friends Isabela Aileen
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)
Publisher : Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.13.1.117-121

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This was a descriptive qualitative study of slang words used by teenagers in their daily life while texting with their friends. In order to find the most used slang words and the most used type of word formation in that slang words the writer’s used one main theory which is theory of word formation processes by Yule (2010) supported by the definition of slang words by Connie Eble (2012). The findings revealed that the kind of slang words that are being used are Indonesian slang words, with a total of 23 slang words found in the text messages. In this study the writer also found that the most used word formation processes for the slang words that are used by teenagers when they text each other are clipping with a total number of 24 words.
Figurative Language in Lana Del Rey’s and Taylor Swift’s Song Lyrics Isabela Aileen
Kata Kita: Journal of Language, Literature, and Teaching Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
Publisher : Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.9744/katakita.14.2.191-196

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This study analyzes figurative language in two song albums: Born to Die (2012) by Lana Del Rey and reputation (2017) by Taylor Swift. Using Perrine’s (2017) theoretical framework, this qualitative research examines figurative devices found in selected song lyrics. The data consist of lyrics from both albums. The findings reveal that both artists use various types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, personification, metonymy, symbol, allegory, paradox, overstatement, understatement, and irony. Lana Del Rey frequently uses symbolic and emotional imagery and often combines multiple figurative devices within a single line, while Taylor Swift emphasizes narrative clarity and emotional contrast. Apostrophe appears only in Lana Del Rey’s lyrics. The study also identifies mixed figurative types, with seven combinations in Lana Del Rey’s songs and six in Taylor Swift’s. Overall, figurative language in both albums strengthens themes, emotions, and storytelling.
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