лексикосемантические сферы языка

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the metaphoric subsystem of Web slang. Major lexical groups, used as the source of figurative slang meanings formation, are determined; they are juxtaposed with general language tendencies; the system of the metaphor sources as a reflection of the idiosyncratic world picture of the users of this idiom has been viewed.

The role of metaphor in the formation of the modern computer slang is analyzed in the article. The main groups of lexis are singled out; they are used as the source of the figurative slang meanings formation; they are compared with the general language tendencies; the system of metaphorization sources is researched as the reflection of the unique world picture of this certain idiom.