Indonesian word of 2018.

Dr Liliana Muliastuti, Dean of the Language and Art Faculty at Jakarta State University, talks about the value of choosing a word of the year.

Dr Liliana Muliastuti at the Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran – 15 Mar 2018. Source: Supplied

Why might it be useful to choose an Indonesian word of the year? How should the word be selected? How important is social media in influencing the popularity of word usage? Dr Liliana Muliastuti explains.

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