Analisis Wakamono Kotoba Dalam Acara Televisi New World Land SMAPXSMAP

Abstract

The nature of language is arbitrary and dynamic, which both are become influential factors for the spread of slang language on society. Unexceptionally in Japanese language or to be known as wakamono kotoba. Wakamono kotoba have its own characteristics, especially for the origin of its words structure. This paper discussed about semantic and structure issue on wakamono kotoba that have been discovered in New Word Land SmapxSmap TV Show.The purpose of this research is to find out the meaning and the structures pattern of wakamono kotoba, such as its abbreviation system in forming the slang words, specifically on the words that showed up in the TV Show mentioned above.