Essays about: "on netspeak"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words on netspeak.

  1. 1. Speaking Tumblr : A Case Study of Textual Communication on Social Media

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Tove Elmgren; [2018]
    Keywords : cyberpragmatics; social media; netspeak; computer-mediated communication; functions; textual communication; internet linguistics; Tumblr; phatic communication; covert prestige;

    Abstract : This essay describes a case study of textual communication on the online social mediaplatform Tumblr. The aim of the research was to analyse the communicative functions and thestylistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic characteristics of textual discourse on Tumblr. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender-Related Variatin in CMC Language. A Study of Three Linguistic Features on Twitter

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Toni Halmetoja; [2013-06-28]
    Keywords : alternative capitalization; CMC; first person subject ellipsis; gender; gender-specific; microblog; netspeak; reduced forms; reductions; Twitter; variation;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 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 litteraturer

    Author : Jasmine Andersson; [2012-06-27]
    Keywords : Non-Standard English; CMC Computer Mediated Communication Blogs; gender; netspeak;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 4. Gendered Talk in World of Warcraft

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Madeleine Kristensen; [2010]
    Keywords : gender; language; communities of practice; netspeak; world of warcraft;

    Abstract : This essay is predominantly a qualitative piece of research by which I mean it is mainly based on my own observations and analysis of the material. To do this I will cover the theories of communities of practice together with gendered language and apply it to the community and language of the online game World of Warcraft. READ MORE

  6. 5. Online computer game English : A study on the language found in World of Warcraft

    University essay from Centrum för språk- och litteraturdidaktik

    Author : Simon Lindh; [2009]
    Keywords : computer game; World of Warcraft; Internet language; Netspeak; abbreviation; emoticons;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the language from a small sample of texts from the chat channels of World of Warcraft and analyze the differences found between World of Warcraft English and Standard English. In addition, the studywill compare the language found in World of Warcraft with language found on other parts of the Internet, especially chatgroups. READ MORE