AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG AS FOUND IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF RAFFI AHMAD’S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT

Abstract

The purpose of the study are to find out types of the slang and the meaning of slang realized in the comment section of Raffi Ahmad’s facebook account. The data of the study is taken from written text contained in the comment section. In this study, the writer refers to the theory proposed by Allan & Burridge to clasify various types of slang and interpret their meanings. This study used a descriptive qualitative and quantitative method to analysis data. The results show that there are five types of slang that can be identified in the comments section of Raffi Ahmad's Facebook account, there are fresh and creative, flippant, imitative, acronym, and clipping. It was found that fresh and creative slang dominated the usage in the comment section of Raffi Ahmad's Facebook account. Given that the results show that the fresh and creative slang type is more dominant in Raffi Ahmad's Facebook account comments, further research can be conducted to better understand the development and evolution of this slang. This could involve a more in-depth analysis of the growing trends in slang.