Although Internet slang began as a means of "opposition" to mainstream language, its popularity with today's globalized digitally literate population has shifted it into a part of everyday language, where it also leaves a profound impact.[43]
Frequently used slang also have become conventionalised into memetic "unit[s] of cultural information".[6] These memes in turn are further spread through their use on the Internet, prominently through websites. The Internet as an "information superhighway" is also catalysed through slang.[26] The evolution of slang has also created a 'slang union'[1] as part of a unique, specialised subculture.[26] Such impacts are, however, limited and requires further discussion especially from the non-English world. This is because Internet slang is prevalent in languages more actively used on the Internet, like English, which is the Internet’s lingua franca.
Patrick Abboud
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