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1
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What is mixed mode?

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Combines speech and writing

2
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What is synchronous and asynchronous discourse

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Synchronous: takes place in real time
Asynchronous: delays in communication

3
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What are affordances and constraints

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Affordances: Advantages of a form of communication
Constraints: limitations of a form of language

4
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What is informalisation?

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The blurring of the distinction between speech and writing

5
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What are anchored and non-anchored relationships

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Anchored: offline, face to face communication

Non-anchored: do not have an offline relationship

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What are the lexical features of computer mediated communication

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Acronym: word made up from initial letters
Initialism: word made up from initial letters, each pronounced
Blend: two words clipped and fused together to make a new one
Compound: separate whole joined to create a new word
Clipping: a word pronounced by shortening an existing one
Conversion: a word changes it’s class without adding a suffix
Phonetic spelling: words spelt as they’re pronounced
Homophone: numbers/letters replace a part of a word
Paralinguistic restitution: signs and symbols used to add emphasis or shades of meaning