Essays about: "language netspeak"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words language netspeak.
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1. Gender-Related Variatin in CMC Language. A Study of Three Linguistic Features on Twitter
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This study examines the usage of reduced forms, first person subject ellipsis, and alternative capitalization in tweets from a gender perspective, with the data provided by a 20,000 word selection of male and female tweets. The results of the present data analysis for these features are compared to previous findings on male and female language in both spoken as well as written form in some current studies on gender-bound variation in Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC), though there are cases when a direct comparison has been found unworkable. READ MORE
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2. Internet language in user-generated comments : Linguistic analysis of data from four commenting groups
University essay from Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : The present study examines typical features of internet language found in user-generated comments collected from commenting groups from four online magazines aimed at different readerships: (1) adult women (Working Mother and Mothering), (2) adult men (Esquire), (3) young women (Seventeen) and (4) young men (Gameinformer). Approximately 5,000 words from each commenting group were collected, creating a 21,087 word corpus which was analyzed with regard to typographic (emoticons, nonstandard typography of and, personal pronouns you and I) and orthographic features (abbreviations, acronyms) as well as syntactic and stylistic features resembling spoken language (contracted forms, ellipsis of subject and/or verb and commenting tone). READ MORE
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3. "Nobel Prize kind of stuff. Fo’ sho." An Analysis of the English Found in Food Blogs
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This essay examines the frequency of Non-Standard English variants in six American food blogs in relation to gender and contents. The blog posts and commentaries of each blog were thoroughly analyzed to discern the frequency of Non-Standard variants. READ MORE
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4. Friend or Foe? Netspeak in English Language Teaching
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The aim of this study is to assess the existence of written language variations deriving from texting, computer-mediated communication (CMC) and the Internet, also known as Netspeak, in modern teaching materials as well as examine its pedagogical implications. In addition to a survey of themes and exercises in textbooks intended for English language teaching, published between 2005 and 2010, a questionnaire was sent to English teachers working in upper secondary schools, aiming to assess both attitudes to Netspeak, as well as the frequency of teaching using computer-mediated communication. READ MORE
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5. WoWspeak: From L337 Language to the Game
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The aim of this study is to analyse the language used in chat channels of World of Warcraft to illustrate that players of World of Warcraft have adapted L337 language in order to suit their specific requirements in the game. By doing so the players have created a new variation of L337 Language: WoWspeak. READ MORE
