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Many debates about how the use of slang on the Internet influences language outside of the digital sphere go on. Even though the direct causal relationship between the Internet and language has yet to be proven by any scientific research, Internet slang has invited split views on its influence on the standard of language use in non-computer-mediated communications.

Prescriptivists tend to have (the) [a] widespread belief that the Internet has a negative influence on the future of language, and that it would lead to a degradation [decline]of standard. Some would even attribute any decline of standard formal English to the increase in usage of electronic communication. It has also been suggested that the linguistic differences between Standard English and CMC can have implications for literacy education. This is illustrated by the widely [Known/Popular] reported example of a school essay submitted by a Scottish teenager, which contained many abbreviations and acronyms likened to SMS language. There was great condemnation of this style by the mass media as well as educationists [Educators], who expressed that this showed diminishing literacy or linguistic abilities.

On the other hand, descriptivists have counter-argued that the Internet allows better expressions of a language. Rather than established linguistic conventions, linguistic choices sometimes reflect personal taste. It has also been suggested that as opposed to intentionally flouting language conventions, Internet slang is a result of a lack of motivation to monitor speech online. Hale and Scanlon describe language in emails as being derived from "writing the way people talk", and that there is no need to insist on 'Standard' English. English users, in particular [they] have an extensive tradition of etiquette guides. [I]nstead of traditional prescriptive treatises, that offer pointers on linguistic appropriateness. Using and spreading Internet slang also adds onto the cultural currency of a language. It is important to the speakers of the language due to the foundation it provides for identifying within a group, and also for defining a person's individual linguistic and communicative competence. The result is a specialized subculture based on its use of slang.

In scholarly research, attention has, for example, been drawn to the effect of the use of Internet slang in ethnography, and more importantly to how conversational relationships online change structurally because slang is used.

In German, there is already considerable controversy regarding the use of anglicisms outside of CMC. This situation is even more problematic within CMC, since the jargon of the medium is dominated by English terms. An extreme example of an anti-anglicisms perspective can be observed from the chatroom rules of a Christian site, which bans all anglicisms ("Das Verwenden von Anglizismen ist strengstens untersagt!" [Using anglicisms is strictly prohibited!]), and also translates even fundamental terms into German equivalents.

African American Vernacular English (AAVE) SECTION I CREATED

Black slang is commonly known as African American Vernacular (AAVE) it has a long history that often dates back to slavery. The use of AAVE was used as a way for those within the community to have private conversations. These conversations were often encrypted in code so that those who did not understand its linguistics wouldn't understand what was being said.Black slang has not only been dismissed but it has also been mocked and so the approach of Black linguistics is important to study and recognized as a vital part of history and one of the driving factors to internet slang.^[1]

On applications such as Twitter , Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram AAVE is commonly used as a way of expression, it is also used in circumstances that express an exaggerated moment in time. With it's rapid popularity on these applications and Black individuals being the demographic tied to this vernacular many non-black internet users have found ways to add certain vocabulary commonly used in AAVE to add into their vocabulary to be seen as more immersed in Black culture while also dismissing the lineage of the vernacular. With social media's advancement in ethnographically informed research will allow users online and the social media sphere to de-stigmatize the view on AAVE and how it is not supposed to be used as a way to be different because many of those who are not associated with being apart of the Black community do not understand the significance and how it connects to Black individuals and their identity. Creating a safe space will also stop AAVE from being stolen in internet realms and misinterpreted.

^[2] AAVE is the lingo associated with the the Black community has been adopted and coined by the Gen Z demographic, along with Black creators this vernacular has gained further popularity especially on the app TikTok with all of these elements combined many individuals within the internet sphere have added some of these vernacular into their vocabulary and many of these lingo's are often misused by non-black individuals and overused. The excessive use of these vernaculars by non-black individuals are misused in the incorrect contexts and with those circumstances these vernaculars are seen as trends. With trends they go out of style due to the overexposure of that particular slang, however one of the most important things is that these vernaculars should not be seen as a trend it is a language that has culture and real assigning meanings.^[3]

While AAVE is popular on social media apps, newspaper outlets that pertain to entertainment segments also have culturally implemented AAVE into articles. Numerous verbal expressions are often added into these articles to add an heightened emotional connection that allows the reader to become more engaged with the articles whether the understand the meanings of those words or not. AAVE is more acceptable in entertainment and editorial spaces because of the feeling and excitement that comes from the sentence structures in which the contexts fits into. However with the advancement of technology and language it is often modified and digestible, most importantly discredited. These spaces profit from the vernacular of Black people and give the illusion that AAVE is being accepted however it is mocked and changed in order to garner more of an audience and claim it as something other than Black vernacular. ^[4]

The emergence and advancement of digital culture has allowed AAVE vernacular to be more known within mediated spaces. The adoption of these slang's and many other vernaculars that are used throughout the years are able to be understood more now by the research conducted and the impact they have on cultural development. However understanding its importance and the significance that is serves is greater than using these vernaculars as a way to be seen as different. The identity in which they possess within certain demographic communities are to be expressed freely as well as encouraged by other groups of people to show care and understanding to that aspect of their culture

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At first with the evaluation when I saw the article pictures that was included I felt that the picture was not as current for the present times as to what slang was because words like "LOL" "ROFL" , etc are current slang yes, but there are new slang that I would have liked to see represented in the photos. However I have decided to make the decision to leave the photos that are on the article already because I felt that it would be unnecessary to place the same type of photo that I criticized when I first evaluated the article. The photo that I found when I typed "internet slang" consisted of "stfu", "brb" "lol" etc. The are incredibly similar to the other photo on the original article. I also tried multiple word searches such as "AAVE" and "Black slang" and none of them generated the searches I was looking for.

, with all the things we need to be aware of I understand how there was now a lack of photos that one one can choose from and the pictures that I found were were similar to the photos that were found on the article