SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF ENGLISH ABBREVIATION IN INSTAGRAM CAPTIONS

NIZAR, MUARIF ALFARISYI (2024) SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF ENGLISH ABBREVIATION IN INSTAGRAM CAPTIONS. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Abbreviations are a form of shortening of words that still contain the same meaning. Understanding abbreviations is necessary to help us decipher and understand spoken and written English more efficiently in person and on social media. Therefore, analysis is used to study the meaning of words and the meaning of sentences as an effort to describe and understand the essence of meaning in language that can be understood. This research aimed to analyze the semantic meaning, the most common types of abbreviations abbreviations, and the functions of the abbreviations used in Vony Felicia's Instagram captions. This research used a descriptive qualitative method.The research data used captions containing English abbreviations on Vony Felicia's Instagram account. Data collection was carried out using documentation. Testing the credibility of this research used triangulation of investigators as examiners in the analytical process. The data source for this research is the captions on Vonny Felicia's account from 2019-2023. The research results found that there were 26 English abbreviations contained in Vony Felicia's Instagram caption. Semantic analysis of English abbreviations from the meanings and types of abbreviations in Vonny Felicia's account found a total of 26 meanings consisting of a maximum of 12 connotative meanings, 10 conceptual meanings, and 4 affective meanings. Furthermore, there are 18 types of abbreviations, 11 Clippings, and 5 initializations. From these results, the researcher concluded that the meaning that appeared most frequently was connotative meaning and for abbreviations, namely contraction.is semantic, the English abbreviation of meaning, and the type of abbreviation in Vonny Felicia's account found a total of 26 meanings consisting of a maximum of 12 connotative meanings and 10 conceptual ones. meaning, and 4 effective meaning. Furthermore, there are 18 types of abbreviations, 11 Clippings, and 5 initializations. From these results, the researcher concluded that the meaning that appeared most often was connotative meaning and for abbreviations it was contraction. Keywords: Abbreviations, Instagram Captions, Semantics

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