THE LINGUISTIC PLAYGROUND OF SOCIAL MEDIA: TEENS INVENTING WORDS
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20378063
Kalit so‘zlar
Sociolinguistics, neologism, social media discourse, teen language, linguistic innovation, digital communication, slang, language change, formal writing skills,communicative efficiencyAnnotasiya
This study explores the phenomenon of lexical innovation among teenagers within the dynamic environment of social media, conceptualized as a “linguistic playground.” The research investigates the motivations behind adolescents’ creation of neologisms and examines the potential implications of such linguistic practices on formal writing proficiency. Employing a quantitative methodology, a questionnaire was administered to 50 students. The findings reveal that the predominant motivation for lexical invention is communicative efficiency, while all respondents acknowledged a negative impact of social media slang on their formal writing skills. The study contributes to contemporary sociolinguistic discourse by highlighting the tension between linguistic creativity and academic language standards.
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