THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATE

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This study examines the ways in which digital media shapes language evolution, with particular attention to multimodal expressions, communication patterns, and dictionary development. Expert interviews, content analysis, and surveys were used to get the data. The findings demonstrate how the introduction of new lexicons, modifications to syntax, and promotion of visual communication through memes and emojis on digital platforms drastically alter linguistic norms. The results encourage more research into digital media's long-term effects on literacy and communication by highlighting its innovative and disruptive effects on conventional language structures. These results imply that digital media is essential to the evolution of linguistic conventions and usage. Consequently, it results in a breach of our original language.