// Disciplines
Sociolinguistics
6 topics
- Net Slang
Where Does the Sense of Closeness to People Who Use the Same Slang Come From?
Where does the sense of closeness or 'fellow feeling' toward people who use the same slang come from? This question reveals that slang is no…
- Internet Slang
Where Does the Aversion to Slang Come From?
Have you ever felt 'I don't like that' or 'language is being corrupted' when seeing or hearing internet slang? This question digs into where…
- Internet Slang and Internet Memes
The Linguistic Sense of People Who Don't Chase Trends
On the internet, chasing trending slang and memes is often positively framed as 'updating linguistic sense.' However, people who don't chase…
- Internet Slang
Is Learning Slang the Same as Entering That Community?
Is learning slang equivalent to becoming a member of that community? Can you enter 'inside' by learning the words, or are the words merely a…
- Internet Slang
How Should We Interpret Words Where the Boundary Between Joke and True Intention is Ambiguous?
Many words on the net deliberately blur the boundary between joke and true intention. '草' can mean laughter or mockery; 'それな' can mean agree…
- Internet Meme
Are Memes Laughter, Empathy, or Symbols?
A meme is a cultural unit such as images, videos, phrases, or formats that spreads rapidly on the internet. This question asks from multiple…