THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON DIGITAL LITERACY: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF TELEGRAM COMMUNICATION

Matlubaxon Mahkamova

Keywords

digital literacy, social media communication, syntax and punctuation, Telegram, informal language, spelling errors, language change.

Abstract

In today’s digital age, literacy includes not only the ability to read and write but also to understand, interpret, and re-express information correctly. The development of technology and the widespread use of social media have negatively affected literacy levels. This study examines the decline in literacy due to syntactic and punctuation changes observed in Telegram and Instagram posts, highlighting the simplification and in formalization of written communication.

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