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

2. Why is nickname? 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.

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

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

5. Features graphics and spelling nicknames 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%

6. Features graphics and spelling nicknames • Underscore to highlight the boundary between words - 10%: a_big_one25, 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 * 03 * 03 *; D) icons - 1%: * '} {' o '] [' § '] [' uFf *, d 姧.

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

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

9. Social features of nicknames. (Traditional/original) - for men, the use of nicknames with certain information is typical: abusyguy1959_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.

10. Onomasiological classification of nicknames. • Appearance . • Indicatingthequalities 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.

11. 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.

12. ADVICES 1. Avalue. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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 My accounts: manka_nst manchenko639 knm_akk manchenko_a