WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS

The study investigated word formation processes for non-standard words in Twitter among Malaysian users. The specific objectives of the study were to: 1) identify non-standard words used by Malaysian Twitter users, 2) analyse the lexical morphological processes underlying the formation of non-standa...

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Main Author:	NUR NASHATUL NASUHA, NAZMAN
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	P Philology Linguistics
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38735/9/Nur%20Nashatul%20Nasuha.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.387352024-06-27T00:58:01Z WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS 2022-06-22 NUR NASHATUL NASUHA, NAZMAN P Philology. Linguistics The study investigated word formation processes for non-standard words in Twitter among Malaysian users. The specific objectives of the study were to: 1) identify non-standard words used by Malaysian Twitter users, 2) analyse the lexical morphological processes underlying the formation of non-standard words frequently used by Malaysian Twitter users, and 3) examine the Malaysian Twitter users’ reasons for using non-standard words. The descriptive study involved the qualitative content analysis of tweets and thematic analysis of participants’ reasons for using non-standard words in their tweets. For the content analysis, 2,000 tweets of about 25,000 words were compiled from 200 Malaysian Twitter users who posted at least one tweet in a month. Thirty Malaysian Twitter users were interviewed on their reasons for using non-standard words in tweets. For the data analysis, the AntConc software was used to rank the frequency of usage. The results showed that 76% of the top 100 non-standard words they kept the original meaning of the standard words as shown in Kamus Dewan (4th edition). The findings from the study showed most of the non-standard words are from the verb class, showing the importance of actions in tweets. The most common word formation process is deduction (36%) followed by vowel deletion (27%), vowel replacement (11%), consonant deletion (9%), reduced phrases (7%), consonant replacement (5%) and consonant addition (5%). The results show that the most common morphological process is clipping (76%) followed by pseudo-elliptical construction (17%) but not many words were formed through blending (6%). The participants’ reasons for using non-standard words revolved around three dimensions: characteristics of the word, preference to freely use spelling of words that is different from the standard formal use, and Twitter restriction on word and character length. The findings revealed that non-standard words reflected how the words are spoken in daily life. UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK 2022-06 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38735/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38735/9/Nur%20Nashatul%20Nasuha.pdf text en validuser masters UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
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description	The study investigated word formation processes for non-standard words in Twitter among Malaysian users. The specific objectives of the study were to: 1) identify non-standard words used by Malaysian Twitter users, 2) analyse the lexical morphological processes underlying the formation of non-standard words frequently used by Malaysian Twitter users, and 3) examine the Malaysian Twitter users’ reasons for using non-standard words. The descriptive study involved the qualitative content analysis of tweets and thematic analysis of participants’ reasons for using non-standard words in their tweets. For the content analysis, 2,000 tweets of about 25,000 words were compiled from 200 Malaysian Twitter users who posted at least one tweet in a month. Thirty Malaysian Twitter users were interviewed on their reasons for using non-standard words in tweets. For the data analysis, the AntConc software was used to rank the frequency of usage. The results showed that 76% of the top 100 non-standard words they kept the original meaning of the standard words as shown in Kamus Dewan (4th edition). The findings from the study showed most of the non-standard words are from the verb class, showing the importance of actions in tweets. The most common word formation process is deduction (36%) followed by vowel deletion (27%), vowel replacement (11%), consonant deletion (9%), reduced phrases (7%), consonant replacement (5%) and consonant addition (5%). The results show that the most common morphological process is clipping (76%) followed by pseudo-elliptical construction (17%) but not many words were formed through blending (6%). The participants’ reasons for using non-standard words revolved around three dimensions: characteristics of the word, preference to freely use spelling of words that is different from the standard formal use, and Twitter restriction on word and character length. The findings revealed that non-standard words reflected how the words are spoken in daily life.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	NUR NASHATUL NASUHA, NAZMAN
author_facet	NUR NASHATUL NASUHA, NAZMAN
author_sort	NUR NASHATUL NASUHA, NAZMAN
title	WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS
title_short	WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS
title_full	WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS
title_fullStr	WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS
title_full_unstemmed	WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS
title_sort	word formation processes for non-standard words in tweets by malaysian twitter users
granting_institution	UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK
granting_department	FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
publishDate	2022
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38735/9/Nur%20Nashatul%20Nasuha.pdf
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WORD FORMATION PROCESSES FOR NON-STANDARD WORDS IN TWEETS BY MALAYSIAN TWITTER USERS

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