The Types of Gender Arguments in Instagram: a Case Study of Donald Trumps Political Status
Putri Permata Sari Samosir (a*), Amrin Saragih (b), Masitowarni Siregar (b)

a) English Applied Linguistic, State University of Medan
Jalan Willem Iskandar Psr. V, Medan 20221, Indonesia
*putrisams[at]gmail.com
b) Faculty of English Applied Linguistic, State University of Medan
Jalan Willem Iskandar Psr. V, Medan 20221, Indonesia

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the types of arguments produced by male and female participants in instagram. The objectives of the study is to describe the types of argument occurring in instagram about Donald Trump Political Status. The data in this study are thirty texts of arguments; fifteen arguments from male and the others fifteen arguments from female. The data were selected in one month. This research was conducted by applying qualitative descriptive research. Types of argument analysis by using Barwise theory showed that male instagram participant tend to use conjunction, negation, conditional, and disjunction to convey their argument in instagram while female instagram participants tend to use negation, conjunction and conditional in instagram.

Keywords: gender language; instagram participant; argument

Topic: Social,Language and Cultural Education

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/YAX7McwWD6tR

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