AGGRESSION IN ONLINE COMMUNICATION

Abstract

Social media has got to the point where it shapes our life and makes a great impact on it. This impact can be both positive and negative. The latter is especially noticeable when there is aggression in online communication. Offensive language serves many purposes in everyday discourse. The paper analyses the language of aggression in social media; it also reveals the effects of aggressive language on society. The results of the study show that speech aggression manifests itself in different ways։ vulgar language, such as curse words, taboos, colloquialisms, nicknaming, etc.