Internet memes epidemic: linguistic nature of the media virus Cover Image

Эпидемия интернет-мемов: языковая природа медиавируса
Internet memes epidemic: linguistic nature of the media virus

Author(s): Elena Mesnyankina
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: meme; Internet; communication; lexical and grammar transformations
Summary/Abstract: The article describes lexical and stylistic characteristics of memes on The World Wide Web. Some sociocultural and linguacultural features of the phenomenon are discussed as well.