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Language Technology Flashcards

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Shortis

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Texting shows creativity on part of the reader

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Texting shows creativity on part of the reader

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Shortis

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Texting is ‘pillaging our punctuation’ and ‘raping our vocabulary’

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Humprhys

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Humprhys

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Texting is ‘pillaging our punctuation’ and ‘raping our vocabulary’

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5
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Wood

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No correlation between using text talk and standard English incorrectly

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No correlation between using text talk and standard English incorrectly

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Wood

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Texting is a ‘linguistic miracle’

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McWhorter

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McWhorter

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Texting is a ‘linguistic miracle’

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Cingle and Sundar

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Strong negative correlation between text language and understanding of grammar

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Strong negative correlation between text language and understanding of grammar

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Cingle and Sundar

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Lee

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Those who were more intensive in their use of texting had smaller vocabulary

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Those who were more intensive in their use of texting had smaller vocabulary

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Lee

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13
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‘language in evolution’

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Crystal

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14
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Crystal

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‘language in evolution’

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15
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What has caused users to find new and interesting ways to communicate?

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Speed and Character Limits

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16
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Informalisation - colleges where staff are referred to by first names

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Goodman

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Goodman

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Informalisation - colleges where staff are referred to by first names

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Colloquialisation

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Leech - difference in how we greet each other, swearing etc.

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Leech - difference in how we greet each other, swearing etc.

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Colloquialisation

20
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Swear words that used to be taboo

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‘Jesus’, ‘Hell’, ‘Christ’

21
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University of San-Diego study

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Swearing is a ‘trend towards individualism and free expression’

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Swearing is a ‘trend towards individualism and free expression’

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University of San-Diego study

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Tagg

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Analysed text messages and found that it was more common to find spelling mistakes than text language.

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Analysed text messages and found that it was more common to find spelling mistakes than text language.

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Tagg

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Examples of new technology words

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Wifi, Laptop, Iphone

26
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Halliday

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Functional Gaps - ‘Google’

Lexical Shifts - ‘Vinyl’ falls out of usage –> Mp3 –> ‘Stream’

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