Punctuation Drop and Syntax Restructuring: Linguistic Innovation among Gen Z

Abstract

Language is ever evolving, majorly shaped by the cultural and societal contexts. The present youth (Gen Z) plays an important role in this evolution process through punctuation drop and syntax restructuring. These phenomenon occur credited to the habituated usage of digital platforms for daily communication and in some regional contexts, for instance the countries with English as a second or third language, because of competence with their first or second languages. This study      conducted an analysis of punctuation usage and syntax restructuring practices in Gen Z, with the aim of understanding the reasons of normalized punctuation drop and syntax restructuring. The study is created by concentrating on platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat chiefly. Future academics might attain a profound comprehension of the reasons of negligence of punctuation and syntactic structures, the ailing point causing it and ways to recompense it among upcoming generations in Pakistan.