About the influence of the Internet on the development of the French youth argot

The article presents the influence of the Internet on the development of the contemporary French youth argot. Modern society is defined as information that is associated with an increase role of information and communication in the life of the individual. A special place in the system of human communication takes the Internet, which is not only the telecommunications, but also social, psychological and cultural phenomenon. Internet as a special communication channel affects the communication in virtual space. A particular interest to linguists presents the communication of the young people in the Internet - discourse. Youth is communicating on the Internet, seeks to distinguish oneself, look original, to express their critical or ironic attitude to the world of adults, show them more independent, gain popularity among peers. For this youth plays with the language and challenge others. Today the Internet - it's not just a way to get information, but it is the ability to communicate with other users. Communication on the Internet has spawned its own language of communication, which is intertwined with the jargon and language of youth, bringing in the Internet - discourse the new features. It is considered that the language used in the Internet, has a detrimental effect on speech culture of network users and in the state of the standard language. Obviously, the formation of any language cannot develop and exist apart. They affect and change the standard language, which, according to linguists, may lead to a total reduction of literacy. However, as the national language and the language of the Internet - discourse has its own culture and its own voice netiquette. We see that the language landscape changes, the penetration into the existing language of the words-strangers. The appearance of the new vocabulary in the literary language is a linguistic phenomenon, expressing in the most vibrant, radical form ethnomentali-ty, the ideological processes of change relation to reality. In this case, the Internet constitutes a special communicative environment, a special place implementation language that has no analogues in the past. The virtual reality of the Internet is gradually taking on the traits of the new world and lifestyle, which gives rise to the emergence of new media. The author shows the development and formation of contemporary French youth slang and its features in each stage. The language is presented as a kind of youth linguocultural phenomenon that gives not only an idea about the features of the formation of the linguistic identity, but also on global prospects for the development of the national language. Author outlined the prospects of a full-scale characteristic of the youth discourse on various typological grounds.

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