Review article
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v22i4.3574
The Impact of Electronic Communication and the Net Language on the Language Use and Linguistic Expressions of Today’s Youth in Hungary
Josip Ivanović
; Department of Social Sciences Faculty of Primary Education in Hungarian Language University of Novi Sad Strossmayer str. 11, 24000 Subotica, Serbia
Márta Törteli Telek
; Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Primary School Szabadság tér 2, 24417 Magyarkanizsa-Martonos, Serbia
Yoo Jinil
; Department of Hungarian Central and East European Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies 81, Oedae-ro, Mohyeon-myeon, Cheoin-gu,Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 449-791, Korea
Zoltán Szűts
orcid.org/0000-0001-8539-670X
; Department of Digital Culture Faculty of Informatics Eszterházy Károly University Eszterházy tér 1, 33000 Eger, Hungary
János Vilmos Samu
; Department of Hungarian Studies Faculty of Primary Education in Hungarian Language University of Novi Sad Strossmayer str. 11, 24000 Subotica, Serbia
Abstract
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 value
loss? In sum, the authors explore the impact of net language or internet-based
communication on the language use and linguistic expressions of today’s youth.
Keywords
creativity; net language; language norms; universal language
Hrčak ID:
250632
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2020.
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