Stylistic Features of Netspeak Language on 9GAG’s Instagram Account

The emergence of Netspeak as a variety of languages cannot be separated from the development of the Internet and social media. The characteristic of its medium and the social media nature of communication makes Netspeak have distinctive and unique features that differentiate it from the more traditi...

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Main Authors: I Gede Sumerta Yasa, Putu Nur Ayomi, Putu Devi Maharani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prodi Sastra Inggris Fakultas Sastra Universitas Sanata Dharma 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Language and Literature
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Online Access:https://e-journal.usd.ac.id/index.php/JOLL/article/view/4398
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author I Gede Sumerta Yasa
Putu Nur Ayomi
Putu Devi Maharani
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description The emergence of Netspeak as a variety of languages cannot be separated from the development of the Internet and social media. The characteristic of its medium and the social media nature of communication makes Netspeak have distinctive and unique features that differentiate it from the more traditional form of communication, such as topographic and grammatical irregularities, as well as lexical creativity. This study attempts to discover the use of written communication features on 9GAG’s Instagram account as a popular community-based content creator. The qualitative method is applied by using Crystal’s feature of language variety model. The data was gathered through observation and documentation and then analyzed in terms of graphology, typography, grammar, vocabulary, and discourse features. This research found some distinctive graphic features such as punctuations and spellings, morphological processes and syntactical irregularities, distinctive vocabularies, and some discourse feature that presents unique coherence and chronological order. The finding indicates the rich features present in the data source, with the characteristics of informality and irregularities that often bend the rules of standard language imposed by internet users. Moreover, the finding also shows that the written language development on Netspeak is a way to overcome the barriers to expression in Instagram communication.
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spelling doaj.art-2f27dc4d2b1a473abfdc8e0c0ef0d3ed2023-03-27T11:59:41ZengProdi Sastra Inggris Fakultas Sastra Universitas Sanata DharmaJournal of Language and Literature1410-56912580-58782023-03-0123110111410.24071/joll.v23i1.43982800Stylistic Features of Netspeak Language on 9GAG’s Instagram AccountI Gede Sumerta Yasa0Putu Nur Ayomi1Putu Devi Maharani2Universitas Mahasaraswati DenpasarUniversitas Mahasaraswati DenpasarUniversitas Mahasaraswati DenpasarThe emergence of Netspeak as a variety of languages cannot be separated from the development of the Internet and social media. The characteristic of its medium and the social media nature of communication makes Netspeak have distinctive and unique features that differentiate it from the more traditional form of communication, such as topographic and grammatical irregularities, as well as lexical creativity. This study attempts to discover the use of written communication features on 9GAG’s Instagram account as a popular community-based content creator. The qualitative method is applied by using Crystal’s feature of language variety model. The data was gathered through observation and documentation and then analyzed in terms of graphology, typography, grammar, vocabulary, and discourse features. This research found some distinctive graphic features such as punctuations and spellings, morphological processes and syntactical irregularities, distinctive vocabularies, and some discourse feature that presents unique coherence and chronological order. The finding indicates the rich features present in the data source, with the characteristics of informality and irregularities that often bend the rules of standard language imposed by internet users. Moreover, the finding also shows that the written language development on Netspeak is a way to overcome the barriers to expression in Instagram communication.https://e-journal.usd.ac.id/index.php/JOLL/article/view/4398netspeaklanguage-varietysocial-mediainstagram
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Putu Devi Maharani
Stylistic Features of Netspeak Language on 9GAG’s Instagram Account
Journal of Language and Literature
netspeak
language-variety
social-media
instagram
title Stylistic Features of Netspeak Language on 9GAG’s Instagram Account
title_full Stylistic Features of Netspeak Language on 9GAG’s Instagram Account
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title_full_unstemmed Stylistic Features of Netspeak Language on 9GAG’s Instagram Account
title_short Stylistic Features of Netspeak Language on 9GAG’s Instagram Account
title_sort stylistic features of netspeak language on 9gag s instagram account
topic netspeak
language-variety
social-media
instagram
url https://e-journal.usd.ac.id/index.php/JOLL/article/view/4398
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