FENOMENA PENGGUNAAN BAHASA GAUL DALAM KOMUNITAS PERMAINAN PERAN AGENSI TERTUTUP PADA MEDIA SOSIAL X

Abstract

Human interaction today frequently utilizes social media as an intermediary. One of the most
widely used social media platforms is X. A notable example of a group or community on
platform X, formed to bring together individuals who share common interests, goals, or
missions and create their own linguistic culture, is the role-playing community. One of the
most prominent aspects of interaction among members of role-playing communities is the
development and use of slang language. This study aims to explore the variations and
formation processes of slang words and to identify the meanings and functions of such slang
usage within role-playing communities on closed agencies of social media platform X. The
research method employed in this study is qualitative descriptive. The data in this study
consists of slang words found in posts by members of role-playing communities on closed
agencies within social media platform X, collected during October to November 2024. The
sampling technique used in this study is purposive sampling, and the collected data was
recorded in data card tables, classified, and analyzed using Yule's word formation theory and
Vestergaard and Schroder's language function theory. The study's findings indicate a
predominance of slang formed through the process of conversion, with directive and
interactional functions being the most common uses of the language.