THE USAGE OF ENGLISH INTERNET SLANG AMONG MALAYSIANS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
Usage of social media among Malaysian keeps on rising day by day. Almost everyone in Malaysia owns a smartphone and with those smartphones, they can access social media such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and et cetera anywhere and anytime they want. With the existence of social media...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36904/1/Soo%20Ruey%20Shing.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36904/ http://share.journals.unisel.edu.my/ojs/index.php/share/article/view/120 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Usage of social media among Malaysian keeps on rising day by day. Almost everyone in Malaysia
owns a smartphone and with those smartphones, they can access social media such as WhatsApp,
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and et cetera anywhere and anytime they want. With the existence
of social media, a new style of writing was born and it is called internet slang. The researchers
conducted this study to identify how frequently Malaysian use internet slang in daily online
communication. This internet slang can damage the current vocabulary and vandalize the writing
skills of a person. Researchers conducted documentary research by using the qualitative method
to study and gain an understanding of internet slang used among Malaysian in social media.
Researchers collect all 69 findings and evidence from posts on social media made by Malaysians.
This study found that there are several types of internet slang that are commonly used among
Malaysians on social media. Researchers suggest that Malaysian should limit themselves in using
English internet slang in daily online communication as it can damage their writing style |
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