Disclosure Of The Meaning Of Sentences In A Discourse In The Media On-Line As An Alleged Defamation Case: Forensic Linguistic Studies

This article discusses the meaning contained in words and sentences that allegedly have defamation. This paper also aims to inform the public about using words and sentences to hate speech and defamation. The problem formulation is how each sentence's meaning in a discourse contains libel and hate speech. The method of discussion is descriptive qualitative with the grammatical and lexical-semantic approach. Data collection techniques with documentation methods based on netizen addresses in the comments field allegedly contain hate speech and defamation.  Linguistic data, in this case, is analyzed with semantic theory. The analysis results showed that the sentences posted are a unified form of interconnected language, forming a meaning as defamation. The tendency of words and prase to form sentences that turn positive implications into negative implications, due to the influence of the story's importance attached to it means negative.