The identity and communication aspects of Gen MZ in the hyper-connected era projected into newly-coined terms : Focusing on the terms of 2017, 2018, and 2019

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the new identity and new aspectsof communication and relationships of people who are living in thehyper-connected era through materials of newly-coined terms related tohyper-connected societies. The objects of the study are new languagematerials1) in 2017, 2018, and 2019. To consider the identity andcommunication of the younger generation of hyper-connected society, thenew language related to the new identity, new communication, andrelationship of people living in hyper-connected society will be classifiedand examined. For doing this, new languages reflecting hyper-connectedsociety and digital culture will be classified first from the 2017, 2018,and 2019 New Language Materials. The number of the words classifiedis 186. Then, 146 new languages related to the identity, relationship, andcommunication of the new generation will be classified secondly basedon their interpretation. In the new terms of Gen represented by Gen MZ, it is shown thatrelationships are minimized, communication is shrinking, experiences aremaximized, young generations are well adjusted to artificial intelligenceand audio technologies, and new types of jobs that combine productionand office work are reflected in the neologism. The summarized features of hyper-connected relationships and communication in neologism are the following: first is trying to have aminimal human relationship. The second is light and loose relationships. The third is skepticism about existing relationships. The fourth isself-deprecation due to loss of relationship with others. The fifth is newlyappearing online alternatives, and the sixth is a dampened relationship withrejection and fear of actual conversations by phone and voice. It showspeople who are unfamiliar with communication. There are new words thatreflect a desire for unilateral and candid expressions demonstrated as strong,confident, and outspoken speech.

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