Journal of English for Specific Purposes in Indonesia
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): July 2025

An Analysis of Compound Words Usage on the @PopBase's X Account in 2024

Alzahra, Aisah (Unknown)
Mei Hardiah (Unknown)
Elfrida (Unknown)
Iis Sujarwati (Unknown)
Ira Maisarah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jul 2025

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the use of compound words on the @PopBase X account in 2024. Using a qualitative approach and the theory of Delahunty and Garvey (2010), this study focuses on identifying three types of compound words: endocentric, exocentric, and copulative. Data were collected from @PopBase tweets throughout 2024, specifically those related to entertainment news and pop culture. The findings of the study revealed that endocentric compounds dominated the data, with terms such as soundtrack and fanbase being the most frequently used. Exocentric compounds, such as box office and blockbuster, and copulative compounds, such as singer-songwriter and action comedy, also appeared but were less frequent. The study also found that most of the compounds had transparent meanings and the compounds in the posts functioned as nouns. These findings suggest that the use of compound words on @PopBase helps facilitate concise and engaging communication, especially in the fast-paced digital environment of platform X. This study contributes to the understanding of word formation in X application and highlights the evolving role of morphology in online entertainment communication.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

espindonesia

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

The Journal of ESP in Indonesia (JESPI) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Postgraduate Program of English Education of FKIP, University of Bengkulu. Its primary objective is to disseminate scholarly information on research and development in English for ...