DICTION ON MEDIA INDONESIA EDITORIALS

Vita Kumala Sari (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Ani Rakhmawati (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Chafit Ulya (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Nguyen Thanh Tuan (4Indonesian Studies Department, University of Social Science and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam)

BASASTRA
Vol 11, No 1 (2023): Basastra: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya

Journalistic language is language that saves words and sentences. Although thrifty, no means language journalism can against grammar applicable standard. Word choice or correct diction   in language journalism is urgently needed in write something news or editorial. The more lots existing vocabulary a journalist so the better writing is also produced. Objective study is to describe the diction used in the editorial of Media Indonesia. This study manifold study description qualitative with approach analysis contents. The result show that the editorial team of Media Indonesia using synonymous words, sense value words, abstract words, concrete words, general words, special words, straightforward words, and borrowed words in the writing.