Slangisms as a way to preserve national identity (based on the material of Mexican youth slang)

Zenenko Natalia Viktorovna, Son Lyudmila Petrovna

Globalization, no matter what positive results it gives, is becoming one of the causes of the crisis of national identity. The deglobalization processes that are replacing globalization create conditions for the activation of linguistic means that can ensure the ethnic identity of the state. Language, being the core of society, is able to preserve the cultural, intellectual and spiritual roots of the nation. In this article, Internet communication and slangisms are considered as a tool for protecting the peculiarities of the Mexican national language culture.

Keywords:slangisms, national identity, globalization, de-globalization, internet communication.