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Lulu Ribka Roito Sijabat Pengarang Dr. Esron Ambarita, SS, M.Hum Dosen Pembimbing 1 Veraci Silalahi, S.S., M.Hum Dosen Pembimbing 2 Charles David Silalahi, S.Pd., M.Hum. Ketua Penguji

ABSTRACT # Sijabat, Lulu Ribka Roito. Women’s Language Features in Social Media: A Case Study on Rihanna’s Instagram® Captions and Comments. A Thesis. Faculty of Letters. Universitas Methodist Indonesia. Medan. 2026. Women’s language reflects linguistic characteristics commonly associated with emotional expression, politeness, and interpersonal communication. The research aims to identify the types of women’s language features and explain the recurring linguistic patterns found in Instagram® captions and comments on Rihanna’s Instagram® account (@badgalriri). The research addresses two problems: (1) What types of women’s language features appear in Rihanna’s Instagram® captions and comments? and (2) What linguistic patterns emerge from their use in social media interaction? The research applies Robin Lakoff’s (2004) theory of women’s language features using a descriptive qualitative research design. The data consist of written captions and comments collected from Rihanna’s Instagram® posts during 2025–2026. The data were analyzed through identification, classification, and interpretation of linguistic features. The findings reveal nine types of women’s language features, namely lexical hedges, tag questions, empty adjectives, intensifiers, superpolite forms, hypercorrect grammar, avoidance of strong swear words, emphatic stress, and precise colour terms. These features form recurring linguistic patterns characterized by emotional expressiveness, politeness, and audience engagement. The study concludes that women’s language on Instagram® functions as a strategy for expressing identity and maintaining social relationships in digital communication. Keywords: Women’s Language Features, Sociolinguistics, Instagram®, Rihanna’s iv