LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF REGISTER USED IN TIKTOKSHOP

Abstract

This research is based on Linguistic Analysis of Register Used in Tiktok Shop. Language used in online shop was different from that used by people in daily conversation. There were specific terms to explain the event that happens in online shop. Many registers used in online shop could be found especially in English. In this case, this research analyzed the linguistic form and the meaning of register used in online shop. This research was conducted using a descriptive qualitative method. The researcher was be taken a qualitative research for this study to identify the linguistic form of the registers and the meaning of the word registers are using in the online store and to describe the meaning of the registers was used in TikTok Shop. Based on the analysis of research data, linguistic forms were found in statuses and comments, such as nouns (8 data), verbs (5 data), adjectives (2 data), compound words (5 data), abbreviations (5 data) and phrases (5 data) Tiktok store listings. There are 11 lexical meaning data and 19 contextual meaning data.