Linguistic Peculiarities of Internet English: Compound Neologisms
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INTRODUCTION
As a popular medium, Internet demands a simple and convenient language for people to use in communication. English as the most commonly used language on the Internet has specific features favouring its use in a variety of online communication acts.
Generally, there are a few different varieties of language traced within the Internet language: the language of chats (i.e. conversation groups on the Internet), the language of websites, the language of emails and the jargon of computer specialists, all being closely interrelated. The present thesis focuses mainly on the language of irc (Internet relay chats).
Internet English can be regarded as a new variety of English which is denoted by some distinct features in word-formation and consequently in the actively used lexicon. Due to the specific characteristics of the Internet communication style, the Internet language features high numbers of new words which are not common in other environments of communication. The present thesis introduces and analyses the process of compounding in Internet English giving the comparison of Standard English.
The aim of this thesis is to reveal the formation and use of compound words in Internet English.
To attain the above indicated aim the following objectives have been set:
- To introduce the Internet community and its peculiarities of communicating on the Internet;
- To analyse the principles of compounding in Standard English;
- To examine the structure and the use of compounds in Internet English comparing it with Standard English.
The thesis consists of an introduction, three chapters, conclusions, a summary in Lithuanian, a list of references, data source and an appendix.
Chapter One introduces the Internet community and defines the main features of online communication. Chapter Two provides the basic aspects of compounding in Standard English. In chapter Three, the analysis of the compound types and structure on the Internet is conducted by comparing them with Standard English. The object of the work is the compounds of Internet English and the methods applied are descriptive and comparative.
The thesis concentrates on the analysis of compound neologisms used in various conversations on the Internet. The conversations were selected randomly, only taking into consideration the main criteria – the conversations cover a wide variety of topics and styles of communication.
The research is mainly supported by the valuable insights of the linguist David Crystal and other significant scholars whose contribution to Internet linguistics is very significant. Conclusions reflect the actual findings after the investigation of Internet compounds has been carried out.
Turinys
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION4
- INTERNET AS THE THIRD MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION6
- 1.1. Internet community and its role on the Internet6
- 1.2. Linguistic peculiarities of Internet English.11
- THE PRINCIPLES OF COMPOUNDING IN STANDARD ENGLISH15
- COMPOUND NEOLOGISMS IN INTERNET ENGLISH19
- 3.1. The types of compounding in Internet English.19
- 3.2. The structure of compounds in Internet English.21
- 3.3. The use of compounds in Internet English and Standard English.25
- CONCLUSIONS.31
- SANTRAUKA33
- REFERENCES.34
- INTERNET SOURCES.35
- APPENDIX37
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