NEW VOCABULARIES RELATED TO COVID-19 IN 204 ARTICLES

Abstract

The occurrence of a pandemic due to the Covid-19 virus causes an influence in every field, one of which is linguistics. When viewed in the world of linguistics, there are many new vocabularies that are partly not understood by the wider community. The aim of this study is to reveal vocabulary along with its meaning and class of words in order to provide knowledge to the public. This study uses a qualitative descriptive study to analyze the development of Indonesian vocabulary circulating in Indonesian society during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the study reveal that there are 3 sub-sections in the form of acronyms, abbreviations, and terms with a total of 19 new vocabularies.