KOMUNIKASI DAN BAHASA DI ERA DIGITAL

Abstract

The development of digital technology has brought significant changes to communication practices and language use in society. Digital media not only transform the ways individuals interact but also influence linguistic structures, discourse patterns, as well as social and cultural relations. This article aims to examine the transformation of communication and language in the digital era by highlighting the characteristics of digital communication, changes in language use, and the challenges and implications for social life, education, and democracy. This study employs a literature review method by analyzing theories of communication, linguistics, and digital media from various scholarly sources. The findings indicate that the digital era encourages the emergence of more concise, multimodal, and contextual forms of language, while simultaneously presenting challenges such as the degradation of communication ethics, the spread of disinformation, and the polarization of public discourse. Therefore, strengthening digital literacy and ethical awareness in language use is essential to maintaining the quality of communication amid the increasingly massive process of digitalization