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Lexical Features and Linguistic Environments of Twitter Slang

Author(s) Mr. Louie Cristian Estrella Simbajon
Country Philippines
Abstract This study analyzed tweets from Filipinos containing slang words. Specifically, it categorized recurring types of slang used in tweets, identified their lexical features, and determined the linguistic environments in which these slang words appear. The concepts of internet slang and slang classification were used to identify the recurrent slang categories, while the Linguistic Features of Short Texts and Shortening Strategies were used to analyze lexical features. The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) was also used to identify the linguistic environments in which the selected slang words occur. Using qualitative content analysis, the study found nine recurrent kinds of slang in tweets, with letter homophones, keyboard-generated icons, and smileys, and onomatopoeic spellings as the most prominent categories. The findings further showed the extensive use of shortening strategies and short-text linguistic features, including clipping and contraction, vowel omission, non-standard spelling, abbreviations, emoticons, and character-based transmissions. The identified slang words appeared in eight COCA genres, suggesting that Twitter slang shares features with other linguistic environments while also reflecting localized and platform-based lexical innovation.
Keywords Lexical Features, Linguistic Environments, Slang, Tweets, Corpus Linguistics
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-13
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