English-Indonesian Hybrid Language Practices among Indonesian Youth on TikTok

Sri Arfani

doi:10.30998/scope.v11i1.5547

Authors

Sri Arfani Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika Jakarta Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30998/scope.v11i1.5547

Keywords:

Code-Mixing, Digital Sociolinguistics, Hybrid Expressions, Translanguaging, Tiktok Discourse

Abstract

The rapid development of digital communication has significantly influenced contemporary language practices, particularly through social media platforms such as TikTok. As a multimodal digital environment, TikTok provides a space where users creatively combine linguistic resources and develop new forms of communication. This study investigates the use of English elements in Indonesian TikTok discourse by examining their forms, integration patterns, and communicative functions. Employing a qualitative descriptive approach, this research analyzes publicly available TikTok discourse produced by Indonesian users through purposive sampling. The data were collected from TikTok captions, comments, and interactions containing English elements embedded within Indonesian discourse. The analysis was conducted using the theoretical frameworks of code-mixing, code-switching, and translanguaging. The findings reveal three major patterns of English integration: single-word insertion, phrase insertion, and hybrid expressions. The results indicate that English elements are not only incorporated as lexical additions but are also adapted into Indonesian grammatical structures to create context-specific meanings. Furthermore, English usage in Indonesian TikTok discourse serves various communicative functions, including emotional expression, humor creation, meaning emphasis, identity construction, and social interaction. The study demonstrates that Indonesian-English hybrid expressions represent dynamic multilingual practices shaped by globalization, digital culture, and online community interactions. This research contributes to digital sociolinguistics by providing insights into how global linguistic resources are creatively adapted within local digital communication contexts

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