Linguistic “Cyberprank” on Russian Websites: The Functions and Forms of Language Play with English Borrowings

Authors

  • Нина Б. Мечковская

Keywords:

ruščina, angleščina, angleške izposojenke, informacijske tehnologije, internet, jezikovna dinamika, substandardne variante jezika, Russian language, English language, English borrowings, information technologies, technical language

Abstract

The author demonstrates that in Russian computer -Internet slang, play with English terms facilitates adoption of borrowings, maintains Russian-English computer bilingualism, improves users' metalinguistic reflection, satisfies their nedd for artistic-aesthetic expression, and help with relieving emotions. The examples of language play are categorized in terms of the graphic and lexical-phraseological planes.

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Published

2007-01-15

How to Cite

Мечковская, Н. Б. (2007) “Linguistic ‘Cyberprank’ on Russian Websites: The Functions and Forms of Language Play with English Borrowings”, Slavistična revija, 55(1-2), pp. 47–64. Available at: https://srl.si/ojs/srl/article/view/COBISS_ID-34797410 (Accessed: 30 June 2024).

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 1-2 (2007)

Section

ARTICLES

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