On September 26, 2025, a scheduled meeting of the student scientific circle "School of the Young Linguist" took place at the Department of Philology and Translation.
The meeting was dedicated to a relevant and extremely interesting topic for modern youth: "Memes as a New Form of Communication".
The circle supervisor, Associate Professor Maryna Vyshnevska, opened the session by emphasizing the significance of non-verbal and visual forms of communication in the digital age and their impact on language and culture. The main aspects for discussion were outlined: the linguistic features of memes, their role in social networks, the phenomenon of their rapid dissemination, and their influence on the formation of public opinion.
Students from groups BAM-23 and BIT2-22 actively participated in the discussion. They shared their observations regarding:
1. The typology of memes and their classification based on functional and thematic purpose.
2. The use of language games, intertextuality, and precedent phenomena in meme creation.
3. Specifics of meme translation and adaptation in different linguistic environments.
Brief reports (presentations) were presented on the use of memes as a tool for political satire and as an instrument in the educational process. The discussion was lively and productive, allowing the students not only to analyze memes as a linguistic phenomenon but also to comprehend their socio-cultural function.
Summary of the Meeting:
1. The participants confirmed that memes are a full-fledged, though informal, form of communication that significantly influences modern discourse.
2. Directions for further research were identified, including the analysis of the development dynamics of "meme language" and its impact on academic writing.
3. It was proposed to hold the next circle meeting dedicated to issues of network etiquette and linguistic culture in social media.
The meeting contributed to deepening the students' knowledge of modern communicative processes and stimulated them toward independent scientific research.
26.09.2025
