The Use of Online Slang for Independent Learning in English Vocabulary

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200827.074How to use a DOI?

Keywords

online slang, independent learning, English vocabulary

Abstract

The study entitled The Use of Online Slang for Independent Learning in English Vocabulary. It aims to analyze the types of slang words, the media that influence the learners to use slang words. This study also investigates the reason why the learners used slang words. This study used Elisa Mattielo (2008) theory to analyze the types of slang words used by learners. The data were collected from questionnaires and interviews. The finding shows that there are two types of slang words which were commonly used by learners; they are Informality and Debasement and Vulgarity and Obscenity. The Informality and Debasement were commonly used by learners to express informal words with their close friends. The Vulgarity and Obscenity were usually used to express their anger to their friends such as fool, bitch, fuck, damn, motherfucker, holly shit, and goddamn. Further, it was found that the internet, social media, movies, and songs were the media and the sources which the learners can access to learn slang words through independent learning. The learners used slang words to be humorous, creative, attractive, joy, and even just to follow what friends do. In addition, this can add the learners’ vocabulary of English words.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sasha Ambarsari
AU  - Amrullah Amrullah
AU  - Nawawi Nawawi
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/28
TI  - The Use of Online Slang for Independent Learning in English Vocabulary
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 295
EP  - 297
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200827.074
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200827.074
ID  - Ambarsari2020
ER  -