Language Development of Slang In The Younger Generation In The Digital Era
Background : Language is the most important thing in life, because it can unite one and other from different regions although different countries. That is why it also has a problem. Language is not just communication but also it becomes an identity for some region or country, as like in Indonesia they have different languages from different regions that make them unique. But unfortunately, most millennial people now choose to use another language as slang that can affect their own language. This study makes to discuss this problem because many people does not matter with this, so we try to let them know that this is important to know because concerning our identity. Purpose : the purpose on this article is to explore a slang language in Indonesia especially in younger generation that affect to Indonesian language in this digital era. Method : This study used a qualitative descriptive method that concerned a questioner as main data, articles then other websites. Results : The result of this study is to realize the importance of language, especially for millennial people who will be the next nation’s successor, so that they can understand and also keep their national language. This research is expected to be a reference for people who are interested in studying language then the problem in it.