What is social media? Social media is any media of communication that allows users to create or share content with other people in their network. Over the past decade and a half, social media has grown in size and popularity. All over the world people are messaging each other through instant messaging applications like “Kik” and “Facebook Messenger”, sending each other silly photos with dog ears and a dog nose with applications like “Snapchat”, and tagging each other in various memes on Facebook and Instagram. With the recent introduction of social media, communicating with people has become easier than ever. With the push of a button, people can communicate with others across the globe in an instant. With the invention of social media, a new pseudo-language has been created ; using words like “LOL, ROFL, and, LMAO” and sayings like “Hit me up, what's the move?, and Sliding into the DM’s”, and sending Emojis. All these words have different meaning now than they did 10 years. Ultimately, social media has changed how we as a society communicate in the modern age, but with the strengthened communication over the internet over the recent years, our face to face conversation skills have fallen short. [...]
Table of Contents
- The Evolution of Language Used in Social Media
- Social Media and Language
- Emoticons and Emojis
- Texting and Text Speak
- Acronyms and Cyberbullying
- Face-to-Face Communication
Objectives and Key Themes
This essay explores the evolution of language used in social media, analyzing how the rise of online communication has influenced the way we communicate and interact.
- The impact of social media on language and communication.
- The emergence of new words and phrases specific to social media platforms.
- The evolution of emoticons and emojis as a form of communication.
- The role of texting and text speak in shaping social media language.
- The challenges and consequences of cyberbullying in the context of social media.
Chapter Summaries
- The Evolution of Language Used in Social Media: This section introduces the concept of social media and how it has impacted communication, highlighting the emergence of new words and phrases specific to online platforms.
- Emoticons and Emojis: This section explores the development of emoticons and emojis as a form of communication, examining their evolution from simple facial expressions to complex symbols representing concepts and ideas.
- Texting and Text Speak: This section focuses on texting as a form of social media, discussing the use of shorthand and text speak in limited-character environments and analyzing its impact on language.
- Acronyms and Cyberbullying: This section examines the use of acronyms in texting and social media, exploring their evolution and the challenges of cyberbullying in online environments.
- Face-to-Face Communication: This section explores the potential negative impact of social media on face-to-face communication, highlighting the challenges of maintaining effective interpersonal skills in an increasingly digital world.
Keywords
Social media, language evolution, communication, emoticons, emojis, texting, text speak, acronyms, cyberbullying, face-to-face communication.
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- Nathan Heid (Autor:in), 2015, The Evolution of The Language Used In Social Media, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/356371
