Global Expert: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): July

Morphological Errors in Main News Headlines Harian Singgalang August–November 2025 Edition

Frisca Dilla (Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jul 2026

Abstract

Language in mass media plays an important role in shaping public opinion, so that language errors at the morphological level can reduce the quality of the information conveyed. This study aims to identify and analyze morphological errors in the headlines of the Singgalang Daily, published in the August–November 2025 edition. The research method used is a descriptive qualitative method with a reading and note-taking technique. Data analysis techniques include the stages of identification, classification, description, and evaluation of morphological errors, especially in the aspects of affixation, reduplication, and compounding. The results of the study indicate that there are morphological errors with the most dominant language errors being compounding errors, with 20 data points, such as writing compound words that do not comply with EYD V rules. The primary factors contributing to errors are the authors' unfamiliarity with linguistic rules and their tendency to use incorrect forms. These findings conclude that there is a need for increased awareness and linguistic competence for mass media editors to maintain the quality of journalistic language. This research is expected to be a reference for the media in improving the use of Indonesian and contribute to the preservation of good and correct Indonesian in the realm of public communication. Keywords: Language errors, Mass media, Morphology

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Journal Info

Abbrev

GE

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra contains research manuscripts related to the broad areas of Linguistics and Language Teaching. The journal is published twice a year July and December by the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Indo Global Mandiri. It is ...