Language is likely to change because of many reasons such as communication
needs in writing and sending SMS (Short Message Service) texts, the users of SMS
communication especially teenagers like to use certain unique expressions on SMS
text. Therefore, the writer is interested to conduct a study of word-formation
processes applied in the new expression on SMS texts, how those expressions are
formed, the frequency of each type of word-formation processes and the predominant
type. The writer collects thirty SMS text from the writer?s friends who sent the SMS
text to the writer?s mobile phone. Then, the writer analyses the new expressions
which cannot be found in Indonesian dictionary. The writer finds that there are six
processes, first, a process of forming new expressions by using certain numbers and
letters to represent new words which are pronounced alike. Second, it is named
multiple processes is a process to trace the operation of more than one process at work
in the creation of a particular word, others are clipping, borrowing, acronym and
blending.
Here, the writer concludes that there are 151 expressions that are found on
SMS texts. The type of word-formation processes applied are clipping, borrowing,
acronym, blending, multiple processes and miscellaneous. The predominant type of
word-formation process that occur on SMS texts is clipping. It produces 80
expressions (52,3%). The second word-formation process commonly used is multiple
processes and borrowing (21,85%). It produces 33 expressions. The third types used
are acronym and miscellaneous, each type consist of two expressions (1,32%). The
last type of word-formation process is blending (0,66%), produces one expression.