AGE CLASSIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD DISCOURSE

Аннотация

Age-related features of speech behavior play an important role in the formation and functioning of everyday speech. Different age groups have their own communication strategies, conversation topics, lexical and stylistic design of speech. This article considers the age classification of everyday speech and its main features. Keywords:Slang, Statement, expressive, emotional, jargon, Anglicism, memes, everyday speech, mass culture, archaisms, cultural and historical. This work is devoted to the analysis of theage classification of everyday speech, which is a set of speech practices used in everyday communication. The study is aimed at identifying and systematizing the age-related features of speech behavior, reflected in the lexical composition, grammatical structures, pragmatic and communicative strategies characteristic of different generations. Four main age groups are considered: children (3-12 years old), adolescents (13-18 years old),adults (19-59 years old)and seniors (60 years old). The analysis reveals the specific features of everyday speech in each age category. Children's communication is dominated by situational conditions of speech, emotionally charged statements, and a limited lexical and grammatical repertoire. Adolescent speech is characterized by a high proportion of slang, expressive expressions, informal style, and a strong emphasis on group identity. Adult everyday speech is manifested in functional flexibility, adaptation to various social roles and communicative situations, as well as a balance between formal and informal speech forms. Older people use the language conservatively, use archaisms, and often appeal topast experiences and narrative forms of speech. Intergenerational differences and their impact on communication success, including possible barriers to intergenerational interaction, are also discussed. The work is based on linguistic analysis methods, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and pragmatics. The results of the study may be useful for specialists in the fields of linguistics, psychology, pedagogy, intercultural communication, and social adaptation. The form of discourse activity represents a coherent text in a specific communicative context. It includes not only the text itself, but also the conditions of its creation, the speaker's goals, theaudience's perceptions, and socio-cultural factors. Themain features of discourse: •Coherence is thelogical and semanticunityof statements. •Contextualityis thedependence onthesituationof communication. •Interactivityis theparticipation ofseveral communicators. •Purposefulness is thepursuit ofaspecific goal ofcommunication. •Dynamismis variability depending onthesituationand participants. Typesofdiscourse: •Household -usedin everyday communication (conversations with family, friends). •Political -speeches, debates, propaganda. page1198 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSN:2692-5206,ImpactFactor:12,23 AmericanAcademicpublishers,volume05,issue02,2025 Journal: https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai •Medical - professional communication between doctors and patients. •Legal - court speeches, laws, official documents. •Media-speech inthemedia, social networks. •Scientific-articles, reports, discussions. Forms of discourse: •Oral (dialogue, speech, lectures). •Written (books, articles, documents). 1.Children's everyday speech Children's speech is characterized by simplicity, emotional intensity, and a high level of repetition. Main features: •Useofdiminutive forms ("cat", "mother"); •Simplesyntacticstructures; •Frequent useofquestions ("why?", "What is this?"); •Game-oriented communication; •Imitating adult speech. Example: Child: "Mom, why isthesky blue?" Mom:"Because thesunshines in theairand itlooks blue!" Child:"Why?" 2.Everyday speech ofadolescents Teenagers' speech is characterized by a desire for self-expression, socialization, and the search fortheir own style ofspeech. Features: •Activeuseof slang; •Expressiveness, emotionalityofstatements; •Frequent introduction ofjargon; •Desire forverbal dominance incommunication; •UseofInternet dictionaries. Example: Teenager: "This is so weird, I don't even want towatch it!" Friend: "Yeah, Iagree, it's atotal mess." 3.Everyday speech ofyoungpeople Youth speech is a dynamic combination of traditional and new linguistic forms. Main features: •High variability ofvocabulary; •Widespread use ofAnglicisms; •Mixtureofformal and informal style; •Activeuseof popularculture memes and phrases; •Useofabbreviations and acronyms. Example: Guy: "Go tothe cinema, a new action moviehas come out!" Friend: "Okay, I'll check theschedule." 4.AdultEveryday Speech Adult speech is characterized by a balance between formality and informality and awareness ofthechoice ofspeech strategy. Features: •Logical andcoherent statements; •Compliance with speech etiquette; •Useofprofessional and everyday vocabulary; page1199 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSN:269