LANGUAGE REGISTER ON INSTANT MESSAGING A thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Humaniora in English and Literature Department Of the Faculty of Adab and Humanities Of UIN Alauddin Makassar By MIFTAKHUL JANNAH Reg. No. 40300109053 ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT ADAB AND HUMANITIES FACULTY ALAUDDIN STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MAKASSAR 2015 i MOTTOS “…Robbana afrigh „alaina shobrowwatawaffana muslimin” (Q.S. Al-A‟raf: 126) You did not bear the shame. You resisted. Sacrificing your life for freedom, justice and honor. ~VALKYRIE~ Fear less, Hope more… Eat less, Chew more… Whine less, Breathe more Talk less, Do more… Love more and all good things will be yours ~Swedish Proverb~ ii iii iv v vi ACKNOWLEDGMENT ِم ِسب رِب ِ ٱهلل مَ َّح ِرب ِ ٱهلل ِ م ِسب alamin, all praises and thanks are just for Allah Subhanahu wa‘بAlhamdulillahirobbil Ta’ala, the Almighty God and the Lord of the universe, only for His mercy and guidance I can finish my thesis. Accomplishing this thesis is like wondering in along and winding road, without any assistance and contribution from many individuals and institutions, there will be an endless road to walk. Therefore in this priceless occasion, I would like to utter my sincere gratitude to my beloved father, Musli S.Pd., M.P.d thank you for reminding me about my thesis. Thanks for your trust. My lovely mother Rosmahana Musli SE, you are the greatest بhaveبtoبproudبsoبI’mب.meبwithبpatientبbeingبforبwoman that I ever had. Thank you father and mother like both of you. The writer would like to express her thank to the Rector of UIN Alauddin Makassar Prof. Dr.Musafir Pababari M.si., The Dean of Faculty of Adab and Humanities Dr. H. Barsihannor. M.Ag., The Head of English and Literature Department, Muh. Nur Akbar Rasyid, M.Pd., M.Ed., Ph.D for supporting the fulfillment of this thesis. thesis supervisors, Dr. Hj. Nuri بher بto بdue بgratitude بdeep بwriter’s بThe Emmiyati M.Pd and Nur Rachma Isnaeni Hamka S.Pd.i., M.Pd. for their enduring supports, patience, wise suggestions, and correction till this thesis can be finished. Many thanks for all lecturers of English and Literature Department, for sharing their priceless knowledge and precious experience. I would like to express many thanks to my brother and sisters, Ana, Wiwi, Isra, Pia, and Zaky, for giving me love, care and support. Keep our relationship forever, I love you!!! vii Thanks to my everlasting friends, Irfawati Ibrahim, Irmawati, Kartini, Emmy, Sri, Syuaib. Our togetherness during this decade is a great moment in my life. We have our enjoyable moments. And the writer would like to express my thanks to my felas on WhatsApp, and Wechat for helping and giving comments and suggestions every time when I shared my joy and pain, all participants who were willing to share their conversation to me, without your help I may not able to complete this research. And the last but not least, for everybody who always helps me, but I cannot mention one by one since the limitation of the space. Thank you very much. In the end, I truly realize that some imperfectness might occur in this thesis. Thus, I looking forward to any supporting advices and critics. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE MOTTO ................................................................................................. ... ii PERNYATAAN KEASLIAN SKRIPSI ..................................................... iii PENGESAHAN SKRIPSI .......................................................................... iv PERSETUJUAN PEMBIMBING ............................................................... v APPROVAL SHEET .................................................................................. vi ACKNOLEDGEMENT .............................................................................. vii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ ix ABSTRACT ................................................................................................ xii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Research Background .................................................................. 1 B. Problem Statements....................................................................... 3 C. Objectives of the Research ............................................................ 3 D. Significance of the Research......................................................... 3 E. Scope of the Research .................................................................. 4 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A.Previous Findings .......................................................................... 5 B. Sociolinguistics ............................................................................. 7 C. Speech community ........................................................................ 8 D. Language Variations ..................................................................... 10 D1. Gender and Language ........................................................... 11 D2. Age and Language ................................................................. 14 F. Register ......................................................................................... 16 G. Instant Messaging ......................................................................... 19 H. Linguistic Features of Instant Messaging ..................................... 21 H.1 Abbreviations ..................................................................................... 22 H.2 Acronyms .......................................................................................... 23 ix H.3 Rebus ............................................................................................. 23 H.3.1 Logograms ................................................................................. 23 H.3.2 Pictograms .................................................................................. 24 H.4 Onomatopoeic ............................................................................... 24 H.5 Capitalizations ............................................................................... 24 H.6 Punctuations .................................................................................. 25 H.7 Additional Letters ......................................................................... 26 H.8 Non Standard Spelling .................................................................. 26 H.9 Colloquial ...................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH A. Research Method ............................................................................. 28 B. Participants ...................................................................................... 28 C. Instrumen of the Research ............................................................... 29 D. Procedure of Collecting Data .......................................................... 29 E. Technique of Data Analysis ............................................................ 30 CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Findings .......................................................................................... 31 B. Discussion ....................................................................................... 70 CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ...................................................................................... 77 B. Suggestion ....................................................................................... 77 BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................... 76 APPENDIX ................................................................................................. 79 LIST OF TABLES Tabel 1. Register forms on IM .................................................................... 31 Tabel 2. Frequency Counts of Each Linguistic Variable by Age and Gender x Groups ........................................................................................... 62 Tabel 3. The Frequency of Use Polite and Impolite Words in Group of Gender and Age ....................................................................... 63 tabel 4. The Distribution of Spending Words in Conversations in Group of Gender and Age on Instant Messaging .................................... 63 xi ABSTRACT Name : Miftakhul Jannah Reg. Number : 40300109053 Tittle : Language Register on Instant Messaging Consultant I : Hj. Nuri Emmiyati Consultant II : Nur Rachma Isnaeni Hamka This thesis studied about Analysis Language Register on Instant Messaging. This thesis aims of analysis the forms of Register on Instant Messaging and the describe the use of IM in terms of age and gender of the participants. The writer used sociolinguistic approach to find out the forms of register on Instant Messaging and the use of IM in terms of age and gender of the participants. The source of the data from chatting exchange of participants via Instant Messaging. the data were taken during 2 months from 14 July until 14 September 2015. The writer used note taking in collecting data source as her instrument. The result of this research is the writer found out there are 24 forms of register on IM that figured out from analysing the linguistic features on IM, and the writer also found the use of IM in terms of age and gender of participants. the language of participants are first young male tend to use non standar language and they tend to create new language while more adult participants are more formal their