Technology Flashcards
What are McCulloch’s key ideas from her book ?
The book explore how internet has changed the way we use language
What are McCulloch’s 3 key ideas from her book ?
1) internet is a 3rd place (home,work,internet)
2)evolving internet language (more informal and personal then traditional writing)
3) memes (modern communication)
What is Amanda Roig-Mann main ideas?
Cyberblends -shows how creative people are, as they adapt language
What is Initialism ?
*textspeak
Formed from the first letters of words and pronounced as letters
E.G USA
What are Emmanuel Schegloff 4 main patterns she identified
*telephone conversation structure
- Summons/ anaswer - opens channel of communication (hello)
- Identification/recognition - not always necessary (its me)
- Greeting sequence - initiating shared space (oh hi)
- ‘How are you’ sequences - strengthening shared space (what you been up to)
How have advances in technology affected Schelgoff;s opening sequences ?
Advances have affected as names pop up on phone so person knowns who’s calling therefore the first main pattern could be eliminated
List all the theorist with positive views on technology influence on language
*4
David Crystal - text speak
Jeff Jarvis - impact of internet
Amanda Rosie Morin - cyber nedigism
Philip seargent - emojis
What was Evely Nien-Ming ch’ien theory ?
Technology has made english more accessible - specially for people form marginalised communities
What is Metatalk ?
talk that draws attention to the act of talking itself
e.g ‘Id better stop talking and do some work’
What’s Dialogic ?
Having a dialogue conversation on text that includes sending and receiving
What is a preclosing sequence ?
Signals that one speaker wishes to end the conversation
e.g ‘Ive got to go’
What are discourse markers?
Word that direct where the conversation is going
e.g ‘well’ and ‘so’
What did David Crystal say about abbreviation ?
Crystal said abbreviation are most common form represented by
-vowel omission
-homophonic representation
-phonetic spelling
-acronyms
-initialism
What is homophonic representation ?
Using single letters or numbers to represent words based on similar sounds
*m8 instead of mate
What is vowel omission ?
Leaving out vowel sounds
*‘pls’ instead of ‘please’
What is phonetic spelling ?
This reflects the sounds of a words
What is phatic speech acts?
Designed to maintain a sense of cooperation or respect for the other speaker
e.g ‘its been great talking to you’
What is an acronym ?
formed from the first letters of words and pronounced as a word
e.g ‘gif’
What is phatic speech acts ?
Designed to maintain a sense of cooperation or respect for the other speaker
e.g ‘its been great talking to you’
