Analisis Perubahan Makna pada Bahasa yang Digunakan Warganet Berkomentar dalam Postingan Instagram @Ridwankamil: Kajian Semantik

Abstract

This research aims to describe changes in meaning in the language used by netizens to comment on @ridwankamil Instagram posts based on the type and causal factors. In this research, the researcher used a qualitative descriptive method, which is a research method used to describe an object that existed and occurred at that time to answer a research problem. The research subject is the comments of netizens in the comments column obtained via Instagram social media. Meanwhile, the object of this research is changes in meaning in the Indonesian language or words used by netizens who comment. The research focus on changes in meaning is based on the theories of Tarigan (2015), Suwandi (2011) and also Chaer (1990) which suggest that there are six types of changes in meaning. The six types of changes in meaning include, generalization or expansion, specialization or specialization or narrowing, amelioration or elevation, pejoration or decline, synesthesia or exchange and association or similarity. This research is limited to the comments column in @ridwankamil's Instagram post entitled "Qurbani in Cambodia" on July 2 2023.