LINGUISTIC CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN ENGLISH UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GLOBALIZATION AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
Keywords:
linguistic innovation, internet language, social media, lexical change, language evolution, globalization English, online discourse.Abstract
The study also discusses the sociolinguistic implications of these developments and evaluates whether digital communication threatens or enriches the English language. The findings demonstrate that globalization and digital media serve as powerful catalysts for linguistic innovation, making English increasingly dynamic, adaptive, and internationally diverse
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