YOUNG POPULATION AND FORMS OF POLITENESS: THE IMPACT OF CONTEMPORARY WAYS OF COMMUNICATION ON THE LANGUAGE OF YOUNG POPULATION IN MONTENEGRO Cover Image

MLADI I FORME UČTIVOSTI: UTICAJ MODERNIH NAČINA KOMUNIKACIJE NA SAVREMENI JEZIK MLADE POPULACIJE U CRNOJ GORI
YOUNG POPULATION AND FORMS OF POLITENESS: THE IMPACT OF CONTEMPORARY WAYS OF COMMUNICATION ON THE LANGUAGE OF YOUNG POPULATION IN MONTENEGRO

Author(s): Milena Mrdak-Mićović
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Communication studies, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Filološki fakultet, Nikšić
Keywords: forms of politeness; contemporary language; young population; communication

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the impact of contemporary ways of communication on the language of the young population in Montenegro nowadays. One of the most important goals of the research is related to the reasons and the ways young people communicate on the Internet. The research was carried out in two separate stages, in February and March 2013, and in May and June 2017. The research problem was set in the form of the following research question: What is the attitude of young people in Montenegro towards written and oral internet communication and what forms do they most often use when online. The obtained results display the most often used language forms as well as the changes in the contemporary language used by young people in the range of four years. Looking at the results of the research, the author concludes that the modern language, ie the one used by young people in Montenegro nowadays, has changed significantly, influenced by the new ways of communication, particularly social networks

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 101-112
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Montenegrine