Slang Words on Instagram Hashtags

Abstract

The title of this study is “Slang Words on Instagram Hashtags”. This study is focused on analyzing types of slang and the literal and figurative meanings of slang words on Instagram Hashtag. The data were taken from the hashtag in an Instagram post, Instagram itself was an online mobile photo-sharing, video sharing, and social networking services. Documentation method was used to collect the data and for the technique of collecting the data, note taking was used. The method and technique of analyzing the data, it was using descriptive qualitative method and analyzed based on the theoretical framework. For presenting the data, the data was presented descriptively. This study applied two theories which are the theory proposed by Allan and Burridge (2006) which focus on types of meaning consist of fresh and creative, imitative, flippant, acronym and clipping also the theory proposed by Hayes (1977) in the literal meaning and figurative meaning. Based on the data analysis, it can be seen that the fresh and creative types of slang were the most used in the Instagram hashtag and the other types of slang, are also used in the Instagram hashtag but not as much as fresh and creative. In additional, the literal meaning is based on the dictionary and the figurative meaning affected by context.