Language in the Contemporary World: Technology, Society, and the Law

Since people started using internet and social media sites every day, their speaking manners and language in general has changed drastically. For example, in social media sites or in text messages people tend to use more emoticons and acronyms such as LOL (Laughing Out Loud), ASAP (As Soon As Possible) or BRB (Be Right Back).  In many cases social networks also give new meanings for many words. For instance, Facebook users interpret words like friend, wall or profile differently than people who do not use it. In internet depths many people tend to use slang.