How Internet Slangs is Affecting Language?

Janet Abbate’s Inventing the Internet explores the history of the Internet as "a tale of collaboration and conflict among a remarkable variety of players." (3) Abbate’s writing concentrates on the Internet’s development through social and cultural influences. The book explores the evolution of the Internet from ARPANET to global networks. The Internet’s expansion has existed within an interworking web of innovators; government and military, computer scientists, graduate students, researchers, cable and phone companies, network users, etc. The details given by Abbate affirm the book’s claim that the Internet was not

As texting became an important role of our daily basis; cyber slang became an new language, but it’s a way of communication between teenagers, and even adult. Cyber slang is defined as word shortcuts used by people on

Sometimes it may be appropriate to use slang with your peers but in normal working with colleagues or service users you should avoid using any language that can be misunderstood or misinterpreted or that might cause offence.

Directions: Match the meaning in the right column to the correct slang term in the left column. You must complete a minimum of 10 choices. Each additional correct match earns one extra credit point.

Dialect is when people use different words for everyday objects or feelings depending on the area of a country they come from. In some areas of England people say “Innit” instead of “Isn’t it” or “summit” instead of “something”. It may cause confusion if someone says “ave got a pain in my head” instead of, “I’ve got a headache”.

Slang: a type of language that consists of words that are regarded as informal, and is most common in speech, and is typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. Nearly everyday, even without noticing it, most people use slang in their speech on a daily basis. How people speak can be interpreted very differently to listeners depending on their background. Many areas have their own type of speech that usually, only people who come from that background will understand. After reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and making an FJAVE dictionary and examples, it is easy to see that speech holds so much power, especially when the people communicating are born around the same time period or if they live in the same area.

Clearly if “Internetese” is used outside of its realm (the internet), its intended message will suffer greatly, due to the common misconception that anyone speaking Internetese is ignorant. Nevertheless, very few things could be further from the truth. Brockenbrough acknowledges that IMing does have a home. It belongs in the internet via chat rooms, games, e-mails, and texting, to name a few. IMing is an extremely efficient way to communicate information as fast as possible. A prime illustration is texting. When texting first arrived, it was on platforms and devices with limited amounts of buttons to press. With the English language comprising of twenty-six letters and an additional number of symbols, each button on a texting device must have multiple purposes and letters assigned. Without having multiple functions bound to multiple buttons, not every goal desired can be completed by a user. Because of this, abbreviations, shorthand, and acronyms were introduced and slowly gained acceptance throughout the general public. This allowed devices with limited functionality (relative to that of a standard desktop computer) to communicate information at almost the same rate as someone with a normal keyboard. The communication was clear and effective, since the audiences receiving the messages or communications know of the devices and are receptive to seeing content delivered in Internetese. In any event,

Over the years, the slang used by teens in America has changed drastically, from simple words used to describe the appearance of another to phrases to describe being intoxicated. While comparing the words and phrases used in the 1920’s to those commonly used today, I found that there are many with the same definitions, all of which tend to be related to girls, alcohol, and making fun of others.

One identifying marker the students use is slang. Linguists define slang as a youth-dominated, rapidly changing lexicon associated with casual social contexts, but a nonlinguistic view frames slang as an illegitimate linguistic variety. The latter definition is inaccurate because these varieties have strict grammatical rules and are only “illegitimate” to the uneducated eye. Furthermore, calling slang illegitimate is disrespectful because it disregards the users of such language as inferior, therefore rendering them powerless. This disrespect is often aimed at the African American community, whose usage of AAVE is highly stigmatized. Slang, as a whole, is a shared youth identity in that everyone regardless of race or social status uses it; however, much of slang is available only to a certain group of people. Slang can be involved in processes of adequation or distinction, making its usage contentious or socially risky depending on what person used

The most mediocre use of language any person can possibly overuse. Jargon is forever changing because some teenager thinks of a weird way to express himself and it sticks. Take it back to the 1920s and people are calling each other the bee's knees, which is slang for the being the best person or making a person's day. Alternatively, take it back to the 1960s and people are being labeled hippies, which in a way is slang for peaceful druggies and potheads. Currently, teens say "boi" when something just is not right or, say "sike" when they say something realistic as a joke. Slang is evolving and has become mediocre in everyday life. When a new slang word is created, it is superlative for seconds because teens are desperate to sound "cool" and fit in with everyone. It is not long before the word becomes mediocre because youth nationwide begin incorporating the slang into their vocabulary. Then parents start using the slang to build a bridge and bond with their kid. Unfortunately, the parents only look stupid and the slang continues be used and continues to be

Internet: An extensive network of communication that allows computers to exchange information, no matter where they are in the world.

A persons Vocabulary skill level is very low and he or she resorts to common slang words. However, this is very unlikely because most people are educated enough to know the difference between a sophisticated word and slang.

The author could have used a slang word for it but his diction makes the story more descriptive and formal as well as being

Slang is changing with the times, and every generation has its on lexicon of slang. From the 1920's, the word applesauce meant awesome and now like a boss means awesome. These are just two examples of how slang is changing as time goes on. For more examples of 1920's slang visit the website http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm ,and for examples of modern slang visit the website http://www.coolamericanenglish.com/american-english-slang.php. If you do decide to go to these websites, you will see how much the English language has changed in 95 years. Why does slang change? It changes because the current generation wants to be differ from the previous one. Every generation has some really annoying slang words. The 2000's generation has

Language has gradually advanced over many millions of years. Slang has developed, and other cultures languages and quirks have made their way in, and it has become one. Language has a way of shaping our identities, and personal cultures. It brings us together, and sometimes it even makes us move apart.