THE IMPACT OF SLANG IN THE USING OF INDONESIAN LANGUAGE FOR YOUNG GENERATION

Abstract

Slang is the number of words or terms that has special meaning,
unique, distorted or even contrary to common sense when used by
people of a particular subculture. There are concerns that becomes
anxiety for observers society of the national language, that are the
increasing of weakening the using of Indonesian standard on most of
the younger generation caused by the using of language that deviate
from standard Indonesian, this resulted in the language used becomes
not popular for all ages.
Speaking truth will affect the truth of the information submitted.
Language does not belong to an individual that can only be used and
understood by speakers alone, but it would be more appropriate the
using of language when the speaker and hearer understand each other
by well meaning, without having limited by the age limit.
Intervention of slang sometimes arise in using Indonesian language in
official situations that lead to the use of Indonesian mixed with slang
and becomes uncommunicative because it can not generally understood
by all people.
Regardless of whether or not disrupt of the slang, also has the positive
impact that with the slang, the adolescents become more creative. So
that the user does not hurt if it merely enjoy any changes or innovations
emerging language but it must be used in the right situation, the right
media and the right conditions.
To avoid the use of slang that is very widespread in society in the
future, the need for efforts at this time to embed and develop an
understanding and love of the self-generation of the Indonesian as a
National Language. The parents, teachers and the government are
highly demanded their performance in embedding and develop the
understanding of and love of the children of Indonesia to the
Indonesian language. Thus, the use of good and right Indonesian
language in the present and in the future may observed. So that the use
is not interfere with originality of Indonesian as a language that
unifying the nation.
Keywords: Slang, Indonesian language, young generation