The influence of Social media on language development

Abstract

     In our contemporary world lots of social networks have  emerged  having an immense influence on the language development. Facebook, Twitter, Tiktok and others not only change the way we communicate, but also fundamentally transformed the nature of the language. Generally, the nature of the language development has always been a slow process. What once took decades or centuries now happens in months or years. New words, phrases, and expressions can spread globally within hours through viral posts, memes, and trending hashtags But social media significantly accelerates this process. The speed of spreading  new words and terms is getting higher and higher. The dictionaries, academic institutions, and formal media—no longer control the pace of linguistic innovation. Linguistic innovations like Memes, Hashtags and viral phrases create new forms of language that don’t conform to traditional linguistic norms. Social media has made  the trend toward informal language use much quicker and inevitable. Casual spelling, grammar, and vocabulary that were once characteristics of  personal correspondence are now  common in public discourse.  Social media has indeed dismantled traditional boundaries between formal and informal language registers.As language evolvement is a gradual process it requires our great attention to follow the changes that can determine the true nature of the language.