BAHASA SLANG SEBAGAI WUJUD REPRESENTASI IDENTITAS DAN LATAR DALAM INTERAKSI SOSIAL MAHASISWA PADA AKUN INSTAGRAM @CURHATANMAHASISWA.ID

Slang language or so-called slang is an informal language and is often used as everyday language by people, especially among young people, this language is used in the use of social media, one of which is Instagram, On the Instagram account with the account name @Curhatanmahasiswa, many users use slang. Lang language has form, meaning and function.
Easy use and easy to understand by others makes slang popular in society, but most people do not understand the form, meaning and function, their knowledge is only limited to slang. The purpose of this study is (1) Describe the form of slang language used in social interactions of students in the Instagram account @curhatanmahasiswa (2) Describe the meaning of slang language used in social interactions of students in the Instagram account @curhatanmahasiswa (3) Describe the function of slang language used in social interactions of students in the Instagram account @curhatanmahasiswa. The approach used in this study is Sociolinguistics. This study uses a qualitative research type. The data source for this study was obtained from the comments written by followers of the Instagram social media account named @Curhatanmahasiswa obtained in 2024. The data is in the form of quotes written by Instagram followers. Documentary techniques and note-taking techniques were used for data collection. The results of the study show that 1) the form of slang language is in the form of abbreviations, hyphenations, contractions, and acronyms, in addition 2) describing the meaning of slang language in the form of connotative and denotative, and (3) describing the function of slang language in the form of personal, directive, referential phatic, and imaginative found in Instagram comments on the account named @Curhatanmahasiswa, 4) Users of slang language in Instagram comments are mostly used by two generations, namely Gen-Y (millennials) and Gen-Z, ranging from 18-34 years old.