Exploring women's language styles in Instagram captions during the Palestine-Israel conflict

Zahirah, Daffa Nafisah, Navtafilofa, Sesha Amara, Afandi, Roy Ramadhani and Degaf, Agwin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-0867 (2024) Exploring women's language styles in Instagram captions during the Palestine-Israel conflict. LITERASI: Jurnal Ilmiah Kajian Ilmu Humaniora, 3 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2339-2193

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Abstract

This research aims to examine the different language styles used in social media captions, particularly those related to the conflict between Palestine and Israel. Using a qualitative approach and descriptive analysis techniques, the study analyzes fifteen posts from various female Instagram accounts. Data collection involved accessing Instagram via smartphones, searching for relevant posts and hashtags, and capturing screenshots of posts with captions pertaining to the conflict. Martin Joos' (1976) theory on language styles was employed to categorize the data. The findings reveal four types of language styles: frozen style (23.8%), casual style (34.9%), formal style (12.7%), and intimate style (28.6%). The casual style emerged as the most prevalent, while the consultative style was absent, likely due to its common use in oral or direct conversations rather than written captions. This study highlights the predominance of casual language in social media discourse related to sensitive geopolitical issues.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Language styles; social media captions; Palestine-Israel conflict; Martin Joos
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200405 Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) > 20040599 Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Dr. Agwin Degaf
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2024 11:07

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