// Disciplines
Sociolinguistics
6 topics
- Internet Slang
When You Switch the Way You Use Words Between Real Life and the Internet
When you change the way you use words between real life and the internet refers to the phenomenon of intentionally switching vocabulary, ton…
- Internet Slang
Why Do Words Have a 'Season'?
A 'season' refers to the period when a word feels fresh, valuable to use, and 'now-ish' within a community. On the internet, this period is …
- Internet Slang
What Did the Word 'Wakarimi' Make Easier to Understand?
'Wakarimi' is an internet slang term born from 'wakaru' (to understand) + 'mi' (from 'mi' as in one's own body/experience). It expresses 'I …
- Internet Slang
Does Changing Words Change How We Feel?
'Emoi,' 'pien,' 'kusa,' 'sore na'... Every time a new word is born on the internet, our ways of feeling and expressing change little by litt…
- Net Slang
What Happens When Words 'Slip'?
'Words slipping' refers to the state in which a statement or joke fails to reach the other person as intended and does not elicit the expect…
- Internet Slang
Is Slang That Has Left Its Community Still the Same Word?
When internet slang spreads beyond its originating community, does it remain 'the same word'? Or does its meaning and nuance transform depen…