Abstract:
This research reveals language phenomena of millennials in social media through analysis
the language style, language function and solidarity expressions.This study utilized
descriptive qualitative to analyze the data. The data which employed in this study is the
respondents who aged about 23 – 43 years old and considered to be called as millennials.
Data was collected by using open-ended questionnaire where the respondents who are
eligible as millennials are collected about 30 data. The result of this research found many
expressions to share the solidarity, various language style and functions of language which
millennials employed to the content. Based on analysis, the researcher found four types from
seven types of language style which are 6 formal style, 14 informal style, 5 slang style, and
5 colloquial style. Then, there are five language function are found after analyzing the data
which are 2 regulatory function, 6 representational function, 14 personal function, 2
heuristic function and 6 imaginative function. The research concluded that in expressing
solidarity there are various types of language style and language function which are utilized
in represent solidarity to the content of Abby Choi’s murdered.
