A nickname is one of the ways of

A nickname is one of the ways of selfpresentation of a person in a virtual space Manchenko A. A. № 814302 55 th Anniversary Scientific Conference of Graduate Students, Master Students and Students of BSUIR

I was interested in why on the forums, chat rooms, in social networks, most people use fictitious names - nicknames instead of their own names and surnames.

Do you know, that “pseudo-nickname” is a false nickname?

Structural classification of nicks 3 types of nicknames anthroponymic 6% appellative mixed 9% 85% Single-word: • Nouns - 27% • Adjectives - 9% • Other -4% Two-words: • Noun + noun - 9% • Noun + adjective - 23% • Other - 4%

Using uppercase and lowercase letters: A) All capital letters - 8% B) all lower case letters – 34% C) the first capital, the other lowercase - 26% D) uppercase and lowercase - 22% E) the first numeral, the subsequent letters - 10% 10 8 22 34 26 Capitals Lower case First-capital Upp&lowercase Numeral

Features graphics and spelling nicknames • Underscore to highlight the boundary between words - 10%: a_big_one 25, andrea_rock_girl, boy_wonder. • Elimination of the interval - 1%: already, Blackforblack, Tinalovesyou. • Using non-alphabetical symbolism: A) punctuation marks of graphics of natural languages - 1%: Bratt (L), shade_man_16; B) mathematical and logical symbols - 2%: $$ Me $$, ~~ Kristie ~~; C) signs of other systems - 1%: ♥ Mary Jane ♥, 03 *; D) icons - 1%: * '} {' o '] [' § '] [' u. Ff *, d 姧.

Social features of nicknames. (Emotionality / restraint) Women's: A) diminutive; B) associated with the world of animals; B) flora; G) Problem; D) Romantic. Men's: A. romantic; B. according to external data; C. express self-esteem; D. The names of the heroes of books and films.

Social features of nicknames. (Spelling forms) Women's: pearl-kid, Floridasunshine Men's: NEXT_OV_KIN, phatboy

Social features of nicknames. (Traditional/original) - for men, the use of nicknames with certain information is typical: abusyguy 1959_2; - male names are usually longer than female: Angel with Attitude; - men more often use imperative sentences: Drop * by * Anytime * And * Stay * Forever *; - women more often use imagined names: slim Shady, Hell Girl. Neutral nicknames: Reathy, Ziggi, Sky Cloud. Nicknames for couples: Boyandgirl, wifeandhusband.

Onomasiological classification of nicknames. • Appearance. • Indicating the qualities of a person. • Indicating habits, tastes, hobbies of a person. • Point to location. • Indicating the profession of education and occupation. • Associated with flora and fauna. • Indicating possession of an object. • Pointing to fantasy. • Taken from movies and books. • Associated with natural phenomena. • Seasonal and Monthly.

Word forming features of a nickname Abbreviation - 25%. _Tru_- truncation ‘e’. Arontherock is an abbreviation of ‘around’. Althingsgood- double ‘l’. Alvdown-abbreviation advertizing. Always ’. Composition - 15%. Abusyguy- add a busy guy.

ADVICES 1. A value. 2. 20 characters. 3. The standard keyboard. 4. Separators between words. 5. Personal data. 6. Latin letters. 7. Abbreviation. 8. Books and movies. 9. Scientific terminology. 10. Whatever comes into your head.

FINDINGS: § § § I’ve found: The value of nicknames is extremely high. The main trends in the creation and selection of personal names in one of the genres of Internet communication. People want to reflect their inner state. Chatters choose their nickname under the influence of society, cinema, and books. Communicants with their nicknames attract people with similar tastes and interests to communicate with.

My accounts: manka_nst manchenko 639 knm_akk manchenko_a • Type of nicknames: Anthroponimic type • Type of letters: all lower case letters • The spelling features: underscore to highlight the boundary between words • Social features: • Word forming features: Abbreviations