USING SLANG AS A TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION ON THE INTERNET

Abstract

Slang refers to terms that are frequently regarded as defying linguistic conventions. These are ironic, artistic words that assist to identify the things that are spoken in daily speech. There are numerous competing definitions of slang in use today. The definition of slang encompasses contradiction. This specifically relates to the debate over whether all nonstandard vocabulary, the use of which is strictly forbidden among educated people, should be included in the concept of slang or whether only expressive, sardonic terms that are equivalent literary words should be included. This paper looks at slang as a communication tool on the Internet, where its use is very common.