LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:7 July 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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New Communication Styles in Social Media

N. Dhanalakshmi and Dr. V. M. Subramanian

Abstract

English plays a vital role all over the world. Knowledge of English consists of knowledge of grammar and knowledge of linguistic features. In the wireless scenario, people are using the media to the maximum level and in various domains, such as education, communication, business, etc. The social media is serving as an ideal channel to convey thoughts, feelings, and experiences with the help of various computer applications, viz., WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. Communication style differs among genders, Class-conscious groups and materialistic and non-materialistic groups in the world. The current generation uses special techniques and strategies to form a new style of communication. In this paper the researchers identify different strategies used by the people in social media, viz., Phonemic, Grapheme, Syntax, Scripts and Numeral levels. Further this paper analyses various techniques adopted by the people in the above categories.

Keywords: Communication, Social Media, New Style, Linguistics level

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N. Dhanalakshmi
Research Scholar
Department of Linguistics
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore 641046
Tamilnadu
India
msndhanam@gmail.com

Dr. V.M. Subramanian
Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore 641046
Tamilnadu
India
vmsuman@rediffmail.com
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