Wednesday 1 June 2011

Language Use


How are new words created? New words are created “randomly”. Sometimes people suddenly say a word or term, and if they it sounds cool, they continue using it. Some common neologism phrases in our time are: lol, lmao, rofl, ttyl, gtg. Some common neologism words are: noob and pwned. Some old phrases fade away because people don’t think they are cool anymore. I use the Internet abbreviation language almost everyday, and it has become part of my life. I use that language because it’s fast, concise, and carries the meaning you want. It takes us about 10 seconds to type “talk to you later”, but it only takes us one second to type “ttyl”. Some words are used more often than others in politics, the media, and popular culture because they are the things that most people car about.  For example, in the recent presidential speeches in the US, the word “terrorist” has been used numerous times. It is used so frequently because terrorism is one of the top concerns of the American population. 

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