An examination about intergenerational use of literary culture through new media

The rapid development of internet usage along with new media technologies has led to the change of communication through social networks and technological devices. Also, the use of abbriviations and visual expressions during the communication through messaging/texting, affects the literary language and culture. In order to reveal the degree and extent of change within this new form of communication, the use of new media technologies and literary language by the individuals of generations X, Y and Z, are examined in this thesis. The results of the data obtained by examining intergenerational use of literary culture through new media, have been revealed, discussed and evaluated in the survey conducted within the scope of the thesis.