October 23, 2025Open Access

Languange Variation in the Digital Era: The Influence of Tiktok Content and Interaction on The Formation of Social Dialects Among Indonesian

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Qualitative analysis shows TikTok creates slang and language variation in Indonesian youth, indicating a shift in identity expression.

Language variation emerges from TikTok's influence on Indonesian youth, reflecting both global and local linguistic trends.
Analysis of TikTok videos highlights the creation of new slang expressions and identity markers among Indonesian users.
A qualitative descriptive approach was employed, focusing on 15 TikTok videos and 100–150 user comments for linguistic features.
The findings suggest that TikTok is a key platform for the evolution of language and community among Indonesian youth.

Anjani et al. (2025) studied this question.

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