THE ANALYSIS OF JARGON USED BY WHATSAAP COMMUNITY AMONG TARBIYAH LECTURERS IN UINSU

Abstract

Jargon used in a community to create an exclusive language by the group and as a manifestation of the existence of a group. The goal of this research is to describe the form, meaning and function of jargon used by the users community WhatsApp among lecturers in Islamic State University of North Sumatra. This study used qualitative descriptive methods. The source of this research is the conversation and dialogue  among  the lecturers through WhatsApp as a media of interaction. Then, the data from conversation in WhatsApp are collected dan analyzed based on the documentation and observation as the advanced technique. From this research, we can conclude as follow: (1) the use of language chat among lecturers is considered the jargon Indonesia, English, and mixed between Indonesia and English, (2) the forms of jargon  used can be classified as abbreviation, acronyms , and phrases, and (3) the meaning of jargon that is formed is not the true meaning of connotation.

Keywords : Jargon, chatting, language variation