WASEI EIGO AND GAIRAIGO IN INSTAGRAM

WASEI EIGO AND GAIRAIGO IN INSTAGRAM

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By        : Umul Khasanah

Metode

This research is descriptive qualitative research. Qualitativeresearch as a complex picture, examine words,

detailed reports of respondents' views, and conduct studies on natural situations. In this study, data in the form of words, namely gairaigo and wasei eigo on natural communication situations in Instagram conducted by Japanese speakers

followers (followers) and followed (follows) by @bommy_s accounts in the period December 2016 to August 2019. Data collection is done with reading and recording techniques.

Each data in the form of gairaigo and wasei eigo in the caption on 17 instagram accounts is entered into the data card, then analyzed its shape and meaning. 

Result And Discussion

As the times change, the Japanese language has also undergone changes and developments. In terms of vocabulary, development is characterized by the abundance of new vocabulary from foreign languages into Japanese. Gairaigo is a type of Japanese vocabulary derived from foreign languages that has been adapted to the

rules in Japanese (Sudjianto and Dahidi, 2009: 104). 

According to Shibatani (2001: 4-8) broadly speaking, gairaigo can be classified into 5 types, namely representational, replacement, truncated, altered, and pseudo terms.

Representational, Replacement, Truncated, Altered, and Pseudo terms.