Social Conflict in the Linguistic Landscape of Teen Language in the Digital Era

Isnawita Mokodompit; Nonny  Basalama; Sartin  Miolo; Muziatun Muziatun

doi:10.47175/rielsj.v6i4.1235

Isnawita Mokodompit Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia
Nonny Basalama Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia
Sartin Miolo Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia
Muziatun Muziatun Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47175/rielsj.v6i4.1235

Keywords: Social conflict, teen language, digital platforms, cross-generation, linguistic landscape

Abstract

This study investigates social conflicts associated with teen language use on social media and messaging applications such as WhatsApp, TikTok, and Instagram, as well as within the communication focus of schools and learning surroundings. The main research issue revolves around the tensions caused by the use of informal youth language, including slang, abbreviations, emojis, code switching, and the tensions from adults expecting a more formal communicative structure. This research employs an ethnographic approach, specifically the youth language analysis via metadata and corpus-based techniques. This study incorporated observations as well as focused and conflict-centered, specifically student-teacher, deep interviews. The principal findings state that the use of informal language and the clash of its use within the expectations of the school and learning habitat is a major source of conflict, thus contributing to the overall "understanding" of the intergenerational language clash. This along with the rapid dissemination of digital trends has contributed to social conflict. This research aims to bridge the gaps in literature by identifying the socio-communicative functions of youth language and by demonstrating the need to revise the intercooled framework of interaction to enhance effective school and digital communication

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