language and technology

Question 1

Sinclair

Answer 1

compressed english - like how small adverts are written like CMC (abbreviated forms)

Question 2

Boardman (2005)

Answer 2

web pages and web texts are not linear and compares their structure to a spider diagram

Question 3

McCulloch (2014

Answer 3

second generation play with grammar instead of spelling

Question 4

David Crystal (2001)

Answer 4

he says that technology hasn’t developed yet completely
new lexis for technology- ‘trolling’, ‘blogorrhea’

Question 5

Fairclough

Answer 5

Computers imitate human interaction

Question 6

Shortis (2002)

Answer 6

• keeps and sends transmission of information
• includes electronic typed text or digitised information
• allows instant communication
• challenges notion of fixity and authority eg. the dictionary doesn’t get updated daily
• is aware of new pattens eg hashtag

Question 7

shortis 2007 and Crystal

Answer 7

linguistic compression- vowel deletion, phonetic spelling, number phonetics

Question 8

Shegloff (1967)

Answer 8

canonical openings and closings
OPENINGS:
1. answer
2. identification
3. Greeting
4. initial enquiries

CLOSING:
1. pre-closer
2. New- topic
3. Recapitulation
4. Final closer

Question 9

Zappavigna (2011)

Answer 9

the hashtag shows searchable talk and is form a sociality

Question 10

Rheingold (1993)

Answer 10

webs of personal relationships in cyber space- public discussions create a link to another individual online

Question 11

Rocketboom (2009)

Answer 11

everything is in real time
shorts supports