Youth sociolect of the network space and its written form as an attribute of modern Japanese youth subculture

The present study outlines a comprehensive analysis of the Japanese youth sociolanguage network space as an attribute modern linguoculture and its component part written form communication. article considers 「若者語の SNS言葉」[wakamonogo no SNS kotoba] newest linguistic phenomenon in language, which functions communities space, transforms communication young people has own “written spoken” speech, where function intonation is performed by paralinguistic means language. For first time, lexical items sociolect are classified order to systematise them depending on method notation. author focuses uniqueness writing system thus distinguishes four methods notation acts: hybrid input method; incorrect conversion; graphemic similarities; representative symbols emotional expression. Special attention paid monitoring resource for textualisation oral speech. also identifies analyses differences between language 「話し言葉」 「書き言葉」 factual material shows presence significant number units sociolect, entered circulation through secondary transformation, it indicates their interaction complementarity. particular form, quite appropriate promising predicting process change enrichment standard It opens up new perspectives sociolects at different levels expands understanding worldview youth.