Answer to Question #290658 in English for Mau

Question

What is the function of human language that allows the formation of the words Twitter facebook and cyber-bulyinng found in a text

Answer 1

Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguists are interested in how people speak differently in different social situations, as well as how we employ specific language functions to transmit social meaning or parts of our identity. Sociolinguistics instructs us on how to understand real-world attitudes and social situations.

For instance, individuals can express themselves on Facebook using several tools, one of which is the status update. Cyberbullying would give the bully the negative language power to embarass the victim or harm them