THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE IN THE MEME ERA
đź’¬ The Evolution of Language in the Meme Era 1. Introduction: From Words to Memes — A New Kind of Language Language is always evolving but never as fast as it is now, in today’s digital world, memes, GIFs, and viral phrases have become a global form of expression in which a single image or phrase like “it’s giving,” “mood,” or “I can’t even” can say more than an entire paragraph. We can say "memes are the hieroglyphics of the digital age short, visual, and packed with meaning.” 2. The Internet as a Linguistic Playground It refers to how the digital world especially social media, forums, memes, and messaging apps has become a space where language is constantly experimented with, reshaped, and reimagined. Slang, abbreviations, and emojis have replaced full sentences for example “LOL” or “YOLO”), and emoji combinations to express emotions and ideas. With that being said "lol" replaces laughing out loud and "YOLO" replaces you only live once. Lately these wor...