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This study aims to analyze the phenomenon of slang usage on the TikTok social media platform as a form of linguistic adaptation in digital communication. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, this research examines how users modify language structures to create more effective, expressive, and socially meaningful interactions. Data were collected through participatory observation of content appearing on the For Your Page (FYP) feature and analyzed using textual and contextual methods. The findings reveal that slang formation on TikTok occurs within three main domains: phonological transformation through sound reduction to produce linguistic aesthetics, morphological modification through the creation of efficient acronyms, and cognitive-semantic shifts that redefine the meanings of existing vocabulary. These findings demonstrate that slang is not merely a temporary communication trend, but also functions as an important sociolinguistic instrument for constructing group identity, strengthening emotional connections, and reflecting the cognitive and cultural dynamics of contemporary digital society amid the rapid development of information technology.

This study examines the phenomenon of K-Pop slang usage among young generations and its influence on lifestyle and social identity formation. The research background reveals that K-Pop culture has significantly impacted language practices, particularly through the adoption of specific terms within fan communities. The objective is to analyze how K-Pop slang functions as a linguistic creativity tool and identity marker among Indonesian youth. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, data were collected from social media platform X (Twitter) through purposive sampling of posts containing K-Pop slang terms. Findings indicate that K-Pop slang encompasses semantic shifts, acronyms, abbreviations, and new terminology that strengthen community solidarity and collective identity. The implications suggest that while K-Pop slang serves as creative expression and social bonding mechanism, excessive usage may affect proper Indonesian language proficiency in academic contexts. This research contributes to understanding the balance between linguistic creativity, global cultural influence, and Indonesian language preservation.

Abbreviation is a common linguistic strategy used to achieve efficiency and clarity in modern communication. This study examines the abbreviation systems of English and Indonesian through a contrastive linguistic approach, focusing on morphological patterns, phonological constraints, and usage conventions. Employing a qualitative descriptive design, the data were collected from established linguistic references and analyzed using classical contrastive analysis principles. The findings reveal that English abbreviation formation is structurally flexible, allowing both pronounceable acronyms and non-pronounceable initialisms, often maintaining complex consonant clusters and orthographic capitalization. In contrast, Indonesian abbreviation formation is strongly influenced by phonological preferences, particularly ease of pronunciation and conformity to open syllable structures, resulting in forms that closely resemble ordinary lexical items. These structural differences suggest potential sources of negative transfer for language learners and challenges in translation practices. The study concludes that abbreviation systems are shaped not only by linguistic rules but also by sociocultural and communicative needs. Understanding these contrasts is essential for language teaching, translation, and further comparative linguistic research.

Early Childhood Education (PAUD) holds a very important role in shaping children’s character, moral values, and foundational knowledge. As an effort to support the success of education, good quality learning outcomes are required as a benchmark for children’s holistic development. In this context, educator management becomes one of the keys to improving the quality of learning outcomes. PAUD Al-Qur’an (PAUDQU) is an early childhood education institution that prioritizes Al-Qur’an education and Al-Qur’an memorization (tahfidz) as its institutional uniqueness. The findings of this research show that the educator management implemented in PAUDQU in Setu Bekasi District is quite good, as almost all elements within the scope of educator management have been carried out by the school. However, there are several obstacles found in its implementation, such as the educators’ competencies that have not been maximized, particularly in Al-Qur’an recitation (tahsin) and tahfidz, as well as the promotion, compensation, and educator assessment systems that are not yet well-structured. KIPAS EVA, an acronym for Competence Implementation Evaluation Appreciation, was developed with the expectation of being easier to remember, thus supporting the process of applying educator management in the future. This management strategy emphasizes educator planning by strengthening competencies, professional learning implementation by educators, continuous educator evaluation, and providing appreciation to increase educator motivation.

This community service activity was conducted in a Christian ministry institution located in Makassar City, South Sulawesi. The Student Creativity Program (PKM) was motivated by the reality that many people in Makassar have not yet known or believed in Isa Al-Masih (Jesus Christ )as Lord and Savior. As a city with a predominantly non-Christian population, evangelism in Makassar needs to be carried out contextually, wisely, and lovingly, without offending the beliefs of the surrounding community. The “PI 3 Saja” method (an acronym for Evangelism anytime, anywhere, and to anyone) serves as a relevant and effective strategy for reaching out to society. Through the 5P approach (Pertalian—Relationship, Peralihan—Transition, Penginsafan—Conviction, Pengabaran—Proclamation, and Penyelesaian—Commitment), this method emphasizes the importance of friendship, empathy, and naturally sharing the Gospel in everyday conversations. The purpose of this activity was to train participants in the institution to become contextual evangelists who can share the Good News without coercion, but rather through exemplary living and genuine friendship with others. The training and field practice results showed positive responses from the community, the formation of small discipleship groups (house churches), and an increased sense of courage and sensitivity among participants in sharing the Gospel in non-Christian environments. This activity demonstrates that evangelism can remain relevant and effective when it prioritizes love, relationships, and sensitivity to local culture.

The purpose of this study is to describe spelling errors in descriptive texts of grade XI students of SMA Negeri 3 Lhokseumawe. This research method is descriptive qualitative. Data were collected using documentation and note-taking techniques. Data analysis techniques were carried out through several stages, namely collecting data samples and identifying errors, classifying data based on the type of spelling errors, and describing the forms of errors found. The results of the study indicate that many students still make spelling errors, such as errors in capitalization, writing basic words, redundant words, pronouns, prepositions, abbreviations and acronyms, period errors, and comma errors. These errors are caused by students' lack of accuracy and understanding in implementing Indonesian Spelling when writing. In this case, students must be given a better understanding of Indonesian Spelling. To overcome this problem, teachers have an important role in providing more intensive learning related to the implementation of Indonesian Spelling. One effort that can be done is to provide structured writing exercises, accompanied by direct feedback on spelling errors made by students. Furthermore, the use of digital learning media, such as spelling correction apps or interactive writing platforms, can help students improve their writing skills more effectively. With the right learning strategies, it is hoped that students will be able to understand spelling rules in depth and apply them correctly in every writing activity. Furthermore, students' writing skills also need to be honed through more varied activities, such as writing competitions, daily journals, or creative writing projects that require consistent application of spelling rules. Teachers can also implement a peer review method, where students correct each other's writing, thus creating collaborative learning that can increase language awareness.

This study aims to analyze the forms and functions of abbreviations in local news texts covering the “Pertamax Oplos” issue during the period of February to April 2025. The main focus is on two types of abbreviations initialisms and acronyms which are frequently used in local online media such as Jawa Pos Radar Solo, Detiknews, and AntaraNews. This research employs a descriptive qualitative method, using observation and note-taking techniques to identify abbreviation forms in written texts. The findings reveal 20 abbreviation data points, consisting of 13 initialisms and 7 acronyms, consistently used in headlines, leads, and the body of the news. The use of abbreviations not only reflects linguistic efficiency in journalistic writing but also demonstrates how local media adapt to the demands of fast, concise, and easily comprehensible communication. These findings emphasize the significant role of abbreviations in shaping the language style of local media and highlight their importance in modern linguistic practices within digital contexts. This study is expected to contribute to applied linguistic research and support effective media writing practices.

This study investigates the forms and functions of language registers across diverse social contexts, including traditional markets, professional communities, digital media, and podcasts, through a literature review of ten scholarly articles published in accredited journals between 2021 and 2025. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, the data were analyzed to identify linguistic variations that reflect specific social contexts, situations, and communicative purposes, aligned with Halliday’s (1978) concept of register, which emphasizes language adaptation to social contexts. The findings indicate that register forms encompass specific words, phrases, abbreviations, acronyms, and reduplications. Their communicative functions include instrumental, interactional, representational, and regulative roles, which enhance communication efficiency and preserve cultural identity. This study provides insights for researchers, educators, and practitioners to leverage registers in contextual communication.

This study is based on the urgency to understand Calvinism, one of the most influential theological systems in the history of Christianity, which originated from the thoughts of John Calvin in the 16th century. This theology emphasizes the sovereignty of God in the process of salvation, formulated in five core doctrines known by the acronym TULIP: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. The research adopts a qualitative descriptive approach using a library research method, aiming to explore the theological concept of Calvinism through the analysis of theological, historical, and doctrinal literature. The findings reveal that Calvinism forms a systematic theology of salvation that is entirely centered on God’s grace, without reliance on human effort. Additionally, the study highlights how Calvinist teachings have significantly influenced Christian life and church practices, both historically and in the present day. Therefore, it is important for these teachings to be understood and applied contextually in Indonesia, to remain relevant and avoid being misinterpreted as rigid or fatalistic doctrine.

This study explores the use of slang in the first episode of Season 1 of the television series Ginny & Georgia, focusing on identifying the types of slang employed by the characters and interpreting their meanings within conversational contexts. The research applies a descriptive qualitative approach, utilizing Allan and Burridge’s (2006) theory to categorize slang types and Leech’s (1981) theory of meaning to analyze their meanings. The analysis reveals five categories of slang: Fresh and Creative, Flippant, Imitative, Acronyms, and Clipping, with Flippant slang emerging as the most frequently used. Each slang term is examined for its contextual meaning, uncovering various types of meanings such as Conceptual, Connotative, Social, Affective, and Reflective Meanings. Based on the findings, Affective Meaning appears most prominently, reflecting the characters’ emotional tones and interpersonal dynamics. While some types of meanings like Collocative and Thematic Meaning were absent, the findings underscore how slang in the series operates beyond casual speech, serving as a linguistic tool to express identity, emotion, and cultural nuance.

Social media has become an important part of modern society, including in Indonesia. Its rapid development has a significant influence on various aspects of life, one of which is language. The influence of social media on the development of the Indonesian language is often seen from the emergence of new terms, the use of informal language, and the simplification of sentence structures. Language changes influenced by social media raise concerns about the decline in the ability to speak good and correct Indonesian, especially among the younger generation. This study aims to determine the influence of social media on the development of the Indonesian language among teenagers. The findings include the entry of absorption from foreign languages, especially English. Words such as "selfie", "hashtag", "viral", and "followers" are examples of new vocabulary that originally came from English but are now widely used by Indonesian speakers. The influence of social media on the development of vocabulary in Indonesian can also be seen from the use of abbreviations and acronyms. Due to character limitations on some platforms such as Twitter, users often use abbreviations to express themselves.

Cireng comes from the Sundanese region with the acronym of aci digoreng "fried tapioca" which is made by frying a mixture of dough made from tapioca flour. Currently, cireng is sold in various flavors and forms, such as chicken, beef, sausage, meatballs, to cheese and teriyaki chicken. Even innovation is not only in taste but also in form, for example cimol, cilung, and others. In this case, the author conducted a study on an UMKM called Cireng Isi Seblak Brother which has more than 30 variants. With the best-selling variants being shredded chicken and tetelan. The purpose of this case study is to maximize the calculation of the maximum profit that should be and that occurs in the field.

This study examines the toponymy of hamlets in Panggungharjo village located in Bantul district, Yogyakarta. This study aims to understand the meaning, origin of the names of hamlets in Panggungharjo village, their morphological processes and their implications in the context of local culture. Using qualitative methods, this study collected data through interviews with community leaders and through existing literature reviews. This study also does not exclude information from the official village website. This study found that the naming of hamlets in Panggungharjo village showed the influence of reflection of the manifestation aspect found in five hamlets and the societal aspect found in nine hamlets. This study also found morphological processes that occurred in the toponymy of hamlets in Panggungharjo village, namely affixation, repetition (reduplication), compounding, abbreviation (acronym), and changes in sounds, both vowels and consonants. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between culture and naming, namely culture is one of the factors influencing the naming of hamlets in Panggungaharjo sub-district.

This paper concerns the analysis of New Word Found on Twitter Using the Process of Word-Formation. The aim of this study is to analyze word-formation on words that have just appeared on social media, especially Twitter. The research used in this analysis is a qualitative research method. Source of research data in the study came from the Twitter app found in captions, comment fields, and retweet quotes. When collecting the data, the researchers used several steps, first searched the data in the Twitter app from captions, comment fields, and retweet quotes. Then, collect data containing word formation and classify the data by type. The data is collected and researchers analyze the type and process of word-formation. The results of this study indicate that there are 5 types of word-formation processes found on Twitter. They were derivation, abbreviation, blending, acronyms, and clipping. Of these types, abbreviations were the most common word-formation on Twitter.

This research entitled Slang words and Contextualization in Venom: Let There Be Carnage Movie,  aimed  to discuss the types of slang words and the contextualization the use of the slang word in the movie.  The undergraduate thesis analysed the used of slang words in the conversations regarding the types and the contextualization of slang words. This research used the theory types of slang proposed by Allan and Burridge (2006) and the theory contextualization of slang proposed by Gumperz (1992) for the main theory. For the supporting theory used theory of sociolinguistics by Un Nisa (2019). The data of this study are from the utterances, words, and conversation occurred in the movie, in the form of slang words uttered by the characters dialogues. The analysed was use descriptive qualitative method. The results found that there were 5 slang words in the movie types and contextualization of slang, namely: Fresh and Creative, Flippant, Imitate, Acronym and Clipping. The result after analysing the movie, there were fourty six data in types and contextualization of slang. In the types and contextualization of slang, the highest type was flippant slang type and the lowest was acronym type.  

The results of the research obtained showed that the use of euphemisms was used as a support, in 10 news stories found as many as 372 words, namely 161 in Detik.com news, and 211 words in Kompas.com news with their respective uses. The forms of euphemisms used are metaphors, initials, acronyms, uptake, foreign languages, and periphrases. Furthermore, the audience's perspective is determined by the framing made on the news using metaphors, catchphrases, exemplars, depictions, visual images, roots and appeal to principle. In Detik.com news the perspective of the audience is made with Brigadier J as the victim, while in the news Kompas.com the perspective of the audience is directed at Brigadier J as the perpetrator because of the issue of sexual harassment.    

Humans have a basic desire to be accepted, appreciated and wanted by others, in short humans wants to love and be loved by the others. The desire to have intimacy is considered as the basic human desire and can explain the behavior of individuals in relationship (Baumeister & Leary, 1995). Intimacy sometimes influenced by emotional and sexual relationship conditioned by one or both parties. One of the variation and the dynamic of sex that became popular was BDSM. BDSM is an acronym of B which means Bondage, D which means Discipline and also Domination, S which means Submission and also Sadism, and M which means Masochism. BDSM is a sexual practice that has the character of: power exchange where there are inequalities in degree of relationship, suppression, physical restraint and exploration around the pain. The aim of this study was to find the intimacy of the BDSM perpetrators in the IBS community and to see if intimacy in relationships can arise in couples who practice BDSM in their relationships. This study uses descriptive study, and the sample in this study using snowball sampling technique. It is known that there is a picture of intimacy of relationship owned by BDSM partner and partner in IBS community that is high of Knowledge, high of Caring, High of Interdependence, High Mutualitu, High of Trust and High of Commitmen`

Language allows us to communicate, teach, learn, and maintain culture. Each language has specific grammatical rules and vocabulary, which reflect the values, norms and beliefs of the society that uses it. A dynamic language does not rule out the possibility that more and more users will become creative. However, it is important to remember that changes that are too rapid will have an impact on the continuity of the language itself. This research aims to identify the use of acronyms in prokem language or slang. The research results show that acronyms are increasingly commonly used in everyday life. Acronyms are used to save time and space, and to simplify messages. However, excessive or unclear use of acronyms can confuse readers and hinder understanding of the message. For this reason, there is a need for guidance regarding this acronym.

This research looks into the different types of slang and the functions of the slang used in the Free Guy movie. The document analysis design was combined with descriptive qualitative research. In this study, the researcher applied Allan and Burridge (2006) theory to identify the types of slang and classify its functions. Technique of analyzing the data is by watching the movie and then transcribe the dialogue from movie. The data were taken from the texts and dialogues which contained slang words or phrases uttered by the characters of the Free Guy movie. According to the findings of this study, there were five types of slang used in the Free Guy movie. They were fresh and creative (48), flippant (15), imitative (12), acronym (4), and clipping (7). The type of fresh and creative dominates the slang words used in the Free Guy movie. Regarding slang's functions, this movie used slang in seven different ways. They were to address, to humiliate, to initiate relax conversation, to form intimate atmosphere, to express impression, to reveal anger and to show intimacy. In this movie, the function of slang that occurs most frequently is to initiate relax conversation.

In phonological analysis in social media, the types of words found in adolescent promiscuous language tend to be short or short. These abbreviations occur in two processes, namely contraction and acronym. The formative thing in this case is how the form, using the phoneme on the suffix —in. Whereas phonological features found in adolescent promiscuous languages are the tendency to use vowels /e, o and/; pronounced sounds, declension, reinforcement, and vocal fusion