Language Variations in Instagram Caption

Gender Analysis with a Sociolinguistic Approach

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201215.053How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Gender, Instagram caption, language variation

Abstract

This research discussing the language variations that are used by gender in the Instagram caption. The purpose of this research is to analyse language variations that are used by women and men in Instagram captions and to find the language variations that are realized by men and women in the Instagram captions. In order to finish this study, a descriptive qualitative method is applied. This study also uses data collection techniques with non-participatory observation methods and documentation. This study applied Lakoff’s (1975) theory of gender feature to analyze the data. According to Lakoff (1975), dan Jiyun (2014) Women and men have different access to different languages. In this research, there are seven language features used by men and women in the Instagram caption. They are, lexical hedges or filler, tag question, hypercorrect grammar, empathy adjective, intensifiers, super polite forms dan empathic stress. The results of the study found that the language used by men and women in the Instagram caption is having some have similarities and differences in the use of language features.

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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  - Intan Permata Sari
AU  - Wawan Gunawan
AU  - Dadang Sudana
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/17
TI  - Language Variations in Instagram Caption
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 343
EP  - 347
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.053
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.053
ID  - Sari2020
ER  -