Systematization of the Names of the Internet Symbol @ in Different Languages
Over the past 20 years, Internet symbols have become an important part of the world history and culture, and have found their place in the heart of almost every Internet user. The beauty of this phenomenon is that it has not become a byproduct of the society; on the contrary, it is still improving, developing and evolving. However, paradoxically, even a cursory examination of such phenomenon as the systematization of the ‘commercial at’ @ in different languages, involuntarily suggests the perspective of the detailed study of this problem. A brief history and systematization of names of the ‘commercial at’ @ describes the possible origins and further formation of the ‘commercial at’ @, as well as systemizes its spoken names used in different languages grouping them on the basis of common features. The aim of this paper is a brief systematization of the spoken names of the ‘commercial at’ @ Realization of the foregoing aim is achieved by the solution of the following research tasks: to analyze the current information about the Internet symbols; to scrutinize the spoken names of the ‘commercial at’ @ in different languages. The subject of this study is the Internet symbol in its broadest sense, while the object is the ‘commercial at’. The study was carried out with the help of the following complex of research methods, including: observation and generalization of linguistic and social facts; linguistic description; linguocultural and comparative analyses; classification and systematization. The following conclusions can be drawn from this study: commercial at names can be organized into a system; there is a tendency to use an English name; some languages have more than one name for this phenomenon. The conclusion summarizes the preliminary results of the research and outlines the tendencies and perspectives of these internet phenomena.