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The aim is to explore the linguocreative features of youth internet slang in digital communication contexts.

June 4, 2026Open Access

Linguocreative Features of Youth Internet Slang

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This article examines the word-formation and mechanisms of youth internet slang, revealing its role in digital communication and self-expression.

The aim is to explore the linguocreative features of youth internet slang in digital communication contexts.
Analyzed a sample of 120 units of youth internet slang from Russian-speaking young people.
Focused on word-formation, semantic, graphic, and pragmatic mechanisms in slang.
Identified productive models of linguistic creativity such as English-language borrowing and memetization.
Identified productive models including affixal derivation and ironic re-evaluation.
Demonstrated that slang serves as a means of speech economy and linguistic self-expression.
Revealed its significance in group identification and emotional-evaluative influence.

Viktoriya Gennadyevna Gimadetdinova (2026) studied this question.

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This article examines the word-formation and mechanisms of youth internet slang, revealing its role in digital communication and self-expression.