Language and Education Journal
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): February

IMPOLITENESS IN THE E-NEWS SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT SECTION: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Adib Jasni Kharisma (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Muhammadiyah, Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Feb 2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine impoliteness in the E-News social media comment section. Internet users frequently did not aware they were using an unfriendly phrase. This study employs a qualitative approach to explore impoliteness methods based on Culpeper's theory. It investigates the impoliteness techniques indicated by internet users in the E-News Instagram account's comment area. The information was gleaned from CNN's political comment section. In the E-News social media comment section, five impoliteness strategies were discovered: bald on record impoliteness, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, sarcasm or mock politeness, and withhold politeness. The highest strategy implemented by internet users in the E-News social media comment section was positive impoliteness. Meanwhile, the following causes contribute to the use of impoliteness in the E-News social media comment section: disagreement, anger, frustration, disappointment and lack of trust, seeking change/betterment, emotions, relief/happiness, and dishonesty.

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