REGISTER DALAM SITUS JEJARING SOSIAL TWITTER

Abstract

ABSTRACT
This study discusses the variety of language registers in the social networking site twitter by type and function, namely, the type of variance familiar (intimate), diverse types of casual (casual), a variety of business types (consultative), by function, namely, the emotive function, fatigue function, function directive, referential function, poetic function. This study used a qualitative approach and descriptive method that aims to describe a variety of language registers in the social networking site twitter. source data from this research that tweet or twitter status that arise from the social networking site twitter.com. This study comes on the written language used by the user is the user account twitter language. Data obtained using the techniques of data collection, and then classified by type and function are formulated into a knot. Based on the analysis of the data, obtained conclusion that based on its type, the registers in the social networking site twitter identified three types of registers, namely: (1) a variety of familiar (intimate) (2) range of casual (casual) (3) a variety of businesses (consultative) Based on the function, identified 5 functions of registers, namely (1) function is a function emotive language to express feelings, (2) fatigue is a function of language function that shows a relationship, maintain, and show friendly feelings or social solidarity, (3) function is a function of the language directive to declare command, (4) the referential function is a function of language to talk about the object or event that is around speakers, and (5) function is a function of poetic language that conveys a mandate or a message,
Keywords: registers, the social networking site twitter.