Netnyelvészeti kaleidoszkóp
Netlinguistic kaleidoscope

Summary/Abstract: This paper is a brief overview of the subject matter, methods and discussions within the research field of digital communication through the scope of linguistics by using a framework of terminology and the history of science. While some experts have been trying to unravel “net linguistics”, i.e. the internet lingo from the beginnings (90s) and have also had the goal to identify the subject matter of this scientific field, others point out the incorrect usage of terms like internet lingo by remarking upon the diverse nature (inner incompatibility and contradictions) of cybergenres and unique solutions. On one hand, my paper is a chronological and terminological survey of this scientific field, while on the other, it is an attempt at the synthesis of divergent views and the recognition of internet lingo as an illusoricum (regarding the introduction of the term, see Lanstyák 2018: 7, 17–19, 164–168) and an umbrella term.

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