Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature

PENGGUNAAN BAHASA GAUL PADA MEDIA SOSIAL TIKTOK: The Use of Slang on Tiktok Social Media

Fadila, Nur (Unknown)
Anshari (Unknown)
Hajrah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Nov 2025

Abstract

This study aims to describe the forms of slang and the impact of slang usage on the social media platform TikTok. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach, with data sources from TikTok app posts. The data in this study consists of phrases, sentences, and clauses in TikTok social media user posts. The data collection techniques in this study are observation, reading, and screen capture. The data analysis techniques in this study are data collection, data reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. Data validity was examined using source triangulation. The results of the study show that there are forms of slang on TikTok social media, namely abbreviations (acronyms and abbreviations), reversals, foreign languages, and puns. The impact of the use of slang on TikTok social media is the displacement of proper and correct Indonesian, difficulty in understanding communication, but it can increase creativity and innovation in the development of the Indonesian language.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JALL

Publisher

Subject

Arts Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature is a peer-reviewed scholarly open-access journal. It has been published by the Indonesian Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Literature, Makassar State University. The Indonesian Literature Journal publishes research ...