ANALYZING ENGLISH WORD FORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA: A LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE OF INSTAGRAM POSTS
Keywords:
Word Formations, Instagram Posts, Morphological AnalysisAbstract
This research aims to explore the most common types of word formation used in English Instagram posts, specifically targeting 60 posts from specific public helders: “@wordologyofficial and @ 3am.thoughts.official" and done analysis to get valid outcomes. The quantitative method has been used to figure out the types of word formation from the samples of the data from the taken posts. In word formation process derivational, compound, and inflectional are constantly used terms in English on Instagram posts. Instagram had over 30.7 million users. This research paper particularly target Pakistan’s Instagram users specifically because this platform finds its largest audience among 25 to 34 years old youth in this country. The purpose of this research is to figure out linguistic features in Instagram posts focusing on word formation pattern and their role in shaping online identities.
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