AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH SLANG WORDS DISCUSSED BY SLANG CONTENT CREATORS ON TIKTOK AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO LANGUAGE LEARNING IN SPEAKING

Yuniar, Ainun Nisa. 2021. “an analysis of english slang words discussed by slang
content creators on tiktok and its contribution to language learning in speaking”.
Final Project, English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Arts
Education, Universitas PGRI Semarang.
Advisor I: Prof. Dr. Suwandi, M.Pd., Advisor II: Dr. AB Prabowo KA, S.Pd.,
M.Hum.
This study discusses the analysis of the meaning and types of English slang
words discussed by slang content creators on TikTok. This study also discusses the
contribution of English slang words to language learning. There are 50 data that
have been analyzed by researchers.
The methodology of this research was qualitative research. The data sources
in this study are some contents discussed by slang content creators which contain
slang words on TikTok. The instrument in this study is the researcher itself as a
human instrument and a smartphone as a nonhuman instrument. The data were
taken in September 2021. The study consisted of three steps, they were; reading,
selecting, and classifying the data. To identify the types of slang words, the
researcher used the theory of Michael Munro (2007). The researcher also used
online and manual to find the meaning of English slang words.
Researchers found six out of eight types of slang words on TikTok. They
are United States slang, Canadian slang, Australian slang, New Zealand slang,
South African slang, and Irish slang. The researcher did not find slang words that
belong to the type of Caribbean slang and South Asian slang. There are 16 United
States slang words, 3 Canadian slang words, 11 Australian slang words, 10 New
Zealand slang words, 5 South African slang words, and 5 Irish slang words. The
United States slang type dominates the type of slang discussed by slang content
creators on TikTok.
Keywords: slang, type, language, tiktok, social media.