// Disciplines
Linguistics
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- Fujoshi Culture
The Reason the Word 'Tōi' (Precious) Was Born
The word 'tōi' (尊い) emerged in fujoshi culture as a unique slang to express the pure, untouchable affection and emotion felt toward specific…
- Internet Slang and Memes
Does Internet Language Change When Spoken Out Loud?
Words and expressions born on the internet can have significantly different meanings and nuances when written as text versus when actually r…
- Internet Slang and Memes
Can Memes Be Translated Across Cultural Differences?
Internet memes are cultural expressions that spread instantly worldwide through combinations of images, videos, and text. However, when a me…
- Mineral and Stone Hobby
Scientific Names or Common Names: Which to Use for Minerals
The question "Scientific names or common names: which to use for minerals" asks whether we should use scientific formal names (e.g., quartz …
- Cultural Memory and Generational Identity Through Internet Memes
What Does Knowing Old Memes Mean?
Knowing old memes is not mere internet trivia but signals cultural literacy and shared nostalgia belonging to specific digital generations o…
- Net Slang and Internet Memes
Is Slang Something That Divides Generations or Connects Them?
Slang is born and spreads within specific generations or communities. Slang born mainly among young people such as '陰キャ', '陽キャ', '草', 'それな',…