The Cultural Impact Of Generation Z On Neologism And Its Translation: Internet Slangs As A Model

Abstract

There is a new linguistic revolution made by Generation Z, which is often called “the digital natives. A trend after a trend on social media, this generation of speakers have developed a new distinctive speaking and writing style to describe a certain situation or action concerning their activities on social media platforms such as Facebook , Instagram and Youtube.

This study focuses of the formation of new slangs used by generation Z on social media and how trends on these platforms can have an impact on language. The research starts with an introduction of neologism and language development. Then explains internet culture and internet slang, generations and their effect on language, define neologism and its types, and identify neologism translation procedures. Finally the data is analyzed depending on Miles, Huberman and Saldana (2014)’s model and Newmark’s (1988) model of neologism translation procedures. The aim of this study is to 1. Study the new meaning of selected new internet slangs 2. Study the types of procedures used for neologism.