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This article examines the linguopragmatic features of English-language discourse on the Facebook social network. The purpose of the research is to identify the manifestations of linguistic economy and speech acts in digital communication. The study employs qualitative analysis and descriptive methods, based on J. Searle's theory of speech acts. The findings indicate that Facebook discourse is multimodal in nature, where traditional grammatical norms are replaced by pragmatic tools such as emojis, reactions, and ellipsis. In conclusion, it is argued that social media language is a hybrid form of oral and written speech, where communicative effectiveness is ensured through contextual cues.
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