The Impact of Electronic Communication and the Net Language on the Language Use and Linguistic Expressions of Today’s Youth in Hungary / Utjecaj elektroničke komunikacije i internetskoga jezika na uporabu jezika i jezični izričaj današnje mladeži
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20244205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josip Ivanović (0009-0008-2405-3939, University of Novi Sad), Márta Törteli Telek (0000-0001-7213-5375, University of Novi Sad), György Molnár (0000-0003-4890-6904, Budapest University of Technology and Economics), Jinil Yoo (0000-0002-0480-7982, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Zoltán Szűts (0000-0001-8539-670X, Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University), János Vilmos Samu, János Samu (University of Novi Sad) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Croatian Journal of Education - Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1848-5189 • E-ISSN: 1848-5197 |
| Publisher | Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb (PUBLISHER • HR) |
| DOI | 10.15516/cje.v22i4.3574 |
| OpenAlex | W3122092736 |
| Language | EN |
The present study retraces how the prestige of written language conventions impacts internet-based communication and how this linguistic subculture influences the use, development and evolution of language. The author’s basic premise is the “linguistic frugality” as a definitive characteristic of the Internet, resulting in the formation of a written slang. The authors shed light at the respective forms used in internet communication. The study explores the main manifestations of the abovementioned slang and investigates idiosyncratic orthographic solutions dominating the World Wide Web. Due to the paralinguistic deficiencies of the written text primarily manifested in the lack of a metalanguage or mimicry, the emotional content of our messages is expressed in the form of smile symbols. Consequently, the phonetic equivalents of the written image tend to dominate texts exhanged via e-mail or chat lines. The increasing domination of the net language by images results in visible semiotic and grammatic consequences. Thus a new metaphoric language is being born as established textual forms start to become obsolete. However, one basic question remains: Will the new digital communication options lead to linguistic vitality, linguistic diversity and creative language use, or the net language will have a negative impact on the development of language and result in overall valueloss? In sum, the authors explore the impact of net language or internet-basedcommunication on the language use and linguistic expressions of today’s youth.Key words: creativity; net language; language norms; universal language. - U ovom istraživannju ispituje se način na koji prestiž konvencija pisanogajezika oblikuje internetsku komunikaciju i utjecaj novonastale jezične potkulturena korištenje i evoluciju jezika. Polazeći od premise “lingvističke štedljivosti” -neosporne osobine interneta koja dovodi do formiranja pisanoga slenga, autoriproučavaju povezane oblike koji se upotrebljavaju u internetskoj komunikaciji,glavne pojave spomenutoga slenga i idiosinkratična pravopisna rješenja kojadominiraju internetom. Zbog paralingvističke manjkavosti pisanoga teksta,prvenstveno izostanka metajezika i mimike, emocionalni sadržaj naših porukaizražava se simbolom osmijeha. Na taj način svakodnevno svjedočimo dominacijifonetskih ekvivalenata pisanih slika tekstovima koji se razmjenjuju putem e-porukaili u pričaonicama (chatovima). Sve veća dominacija slika jezikom interneta imavidljive semiotičke i gramatičke posljedice, vodi zastarijevanju uspostavljenihtekstualnih oblika i daje uzlet novom metaforičkom jeziku. Ipak, osnovno pitanjeostaje: vode li nove digitalno-komunikacijske mogućnosti jezičnoj vitalnosti,raznolikosti i kreativnoj upotrebi jezika ili jezik interneta ima negativan učinakna razvoj jezika i vodi sveopćem obezvrjeđivanju? Zaključno, autori istražujuučinak internetskoga jezika ili komunikacije na internetu na upotrebu jezika ijezični izričaj današnje mladeži.Ključne riječi: jezik interneta; jezične norme; kreativnost; univerzalni jezik
Linguistics · Prestige · Slang · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Communication and Language · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |