// Disciplines
Youth Culture Studies
6 topics
- Internet Slang and Memes
Will Internet Language Eventually Disappear?
Words and expressions born on the internet tend to spread rapidly and then fade just as quickly. Many slangs that were once popular, such as…
- 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…
- Net Slang and Internet Memes
Do Anonymous Words and Signed Words Carry the Same Weight?
On the internet, anonymous spaces (5ch, anonymous Twitter, anonymous Discord channels) coexist with signed or real-name spaces (Facebook, ve…
- Net Slang and Internet Memes
Does the 'Temperature' of Words Come Through in Text?
In face-to-face or phone conversations, 'temperature' — warmth, coldness, emotional intensity, friendliness — is naturally conveyed through …
- 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…
- Internet Slang and Memes
The Inevitability of the Word "Pien" Being Born
The word "pien" (ぴえん) is an internet slang term that spread rapidly on Japanese SNS from the late 2010s. It is said to derive from the sound…