An Analysis Of Slang Words On Instgaram Comments From Celebrity And Politician Accounts

Slang is widely used by people, especially on social media. But not all know the process of word formation and the meaning of slang. Therefore, the study conducted this study to analyze the formation of slang words and describe the meaning of each slang. This study aims to determine the types of slang words in Instagram comments. This research was conducted from January to July 2021. This study used qualitative research, namely to understand the meaning of slang words on Instagram, researchers examined these accounts, namely celebrity accounts and political account one account one slang word. The total account is 40 Instagram accounts. The data was obtained by using the Instagram application. The results of the study were to determine the meaning and types of slang words. There are several posts on Instagram which consist of several comments using the word slang words, there are 20 celebrity accounts and 20 political accounts, one account posting one word slang words. From the 20 slang words there are several phrases, consisting of 11 phrases and 9 sentences. Meanwhile, there are 20 politician instagram accounts analyzed throught this research one account one slang. Of the 20 slang words, there are several phrases consisting of 9 phrases and 12 sentences