Features: Technology

Question 1

Orthographic Features

Answer 1

Abbreviations (e.g., “u” for “you,” “r” for “are”).

Acronyms (e.g., “LOL,” “BRB,” “OMW”).

Emoticons and emojis for emotional context (e.g., 😊, 😂).

Omission of capitalization and punctuation (e.g., “ill call u later”)

Question 2

Phonological Features

Answer 2

Phonetic spellings (e.g., “gr8” for “great,” “wanna” for “want to”).

Reduction of vowels (e.g., “pls” for “please”).

Question 3

Lexical Features

Answer 3

Use of internet slang (e.g., “yeet,” “sus,” “vibe”).

Borrowed hashtags or trends (e.g., #FOMO).

Question 4

Grammatical Features

Answer 4

Ellipsis and incomplete sentences (e.g., “Going out later?”).

Repitition of vowels for emphasis (e.g., “soooo good”).

Non-standard grammar (e.g., “Me and him went”).

Question 5

Prosodic features

Answer 5

Use of GIFs, memes, and images to convey meaning.

Tone softening with punctuation (e.g., “sure…” to indicate hesitation).

Overuse of exclamation marks for enthusiasm (e.g., “That’s amazing!!!”)