Abstract
Background. Slang, as a separate language layer, which is noticeably different from the standard literary language, in the modern era is noticeably spreading to various spheres of human existence. In Iran, slang penetrates the airwaves of radio and television, appears on the pages of print media, and is becoming more and more commonplace on the Internet. The lack of comprehensive studies of Persian youth slang in modern Iranian studies determines the relevance of this investigation, the purpose of which is to determine the structure of the lexical-semantic field "youth slang" in modern Persian based on the analysis of Persian-language forums and popular youth platforms. Methods. The following research methods were used: theoretical analysis and synthesis (study of scientific literature on the research topic); system analysis (selection of illustrative material and its grouping according to structure and semantics); field method (structuring of the lexical-semantic field), linguopragmatic analysis (features of the use of youth slang vocabulary by the Persian-speaking audience). Results. During the analysis of slang expressions on Persian-language forums and popular youth platforms, ten main thematic groups of the lexical-semantic field "youth slang" were identified according to the most popular communication topics among Iranian youth. Based on the results of the classification, a diagram was developed according to the frequency of functioning of each of the thematic groups. Conclusions. The main thematic groups of youth slang in the modern Persian language are: technology, humor and mockery, interpersonal relations, bad habits, culture, business, fashion, politics, sports and profanity. According to the results of the developed diagram, the most frequent topics for communication using slang on popular youth platforms are "Humor", "Technology", "Social networks", "Business", and the least common are "Politics" and "Sports".
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