The Influence of Virtual Communication on the Lingual Picture of the World (on the Example of WebEnglish)

The article analyzes language as a phenomenon of culture and emphasizes the ontological nature of language should be considered where the appearance of nouns in the language signifies the recognition of the existence of a thing or phenomenon. People pay attention and name the events that are most important in their lives. Therefore, dictionaries differ not only in the number of words but also in untranslatable concepts. Thus language determines what concepts can be thought in it. Due to historical conditions, the English language has become a means of international communication. The status has only strengthened in the era of virtual communication in networks. That is why the study seeks to answer two questions: how on-screen communication affects language changes and what are the consequences for the English language due to its lingual dominance. On-screen communication favors the dominance of written speech for chatting, but even messages expected to function as oral speech are being printed, leading to the simplification of grammar, spelling, and syntax. This has led to the creation of some abbreviations that have become multimeaning expressions widely used in everyday oral and official communication. Secondly, global English, or so-called WebEnglish (Weblish), is learned by communicators superficially, without diving into meaningful phraseological, idiomatic depths. This contributes to its creolization and simplification. Therefore, a worthy response to the challenges that Weblish poses to the English language is the protection of linguistic and cultural diversity and the implementation of a policy of multilingualism in the world.