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Mgr. Dušan Strecha

Bachelor's thesis

Modifications of the English Language in Internet Communities

Modifications of the English Language in Internet Communities
Abstract:
Témou tejto práce sú lexikálne a sémantické inovácie v anglickom jazyku využívané v rozličných komunitách v rámci Internetu. Práca analyzuje jednotlivé neologizmy a ich následné pridávanie do bežne užívaného štýlu jazyka. Príslušné neologizmy boli zvolené na základe toho, či boli pridané do slovníku Oxford English Dictionary. Sú analyzované z hľadiska etymológie a podľa toho ako sa líšia od svojich …more
Abstract:
The topic of this thesis is the lexical and semantic innovations in the English language used in various Internet communities. It analyses individual neologisms and their subsequent addition to the commonly used language style. The respective neologisms are chosen based on whether they have been added into the Oxford English Dictionary. The neologisms are analysed in terms of their etymology and how …more
 

Keywords

Internet communities neologism lexicalization Oxford English Dictionary 4chan Reddit Twitter Tumblr Imgur troll selfie tweet
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 5. 2014
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/wrbq3/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 13. 6. 2014
  • Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Ing. Anna Štohanzlová

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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