Interpersonal Meaning of Folkative Instagram Captions

Hidayat, Sabrina Ainnur (2025) Interpersonal Meaning of Folkative Instagram Captions. Sarjana thesis, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung.

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Abstract

Interpersonal meaning is essential in forming relationships between writers and readers, especially on social media platforms like Instagram. The Folkative Instagram account is an information platform that applies this concept by providing clear captions describing the news headlines displayed on each post. These captions receive many responses from readers, which can be seen in the comment section. These responses are further explored using the Halliday’s interpersonal meaning. The data of this study are captions from the Folkative Instagram account posts from March 25–30, 2025, along with comments selected based on specific criteria and analyzed using Halliday's theory of interpersonal meaning. This study employs a qualitative case study to examine the captions and comments to determine the mood types and their speech functions. Out of 27 Folkative Instagram captions from March 25-30, 2025, 101 clauses are dominated by 72 declarative moods, 15 imperative moods, 13 interrogative moods, and at least one exclamative mood. Since there are many declarative moods, the Folkative Instagram account uses a statement speech function to convey information, and the statement can be combined by question, command, and offer. To create an interactive atmosphere, the account uses interrogative clauses that function as questions to attract readers to provide answers or opinions about the conveyed information and imperative clauses that function as commands to prompt readers to take action. This research presents audience responses to show the interpersonal relationship between the caption writers on the Folkative Instagram account and their readers.

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