Language Technology Flashcards
Shortis
Texting shows creativity on part of the reader
Texting shows creativity on part of the reader
Shortis
Texting is ‘pillaging our punctuation’ and ‘raping our vocabulary’
Humprhys
Humprhys
Texting is ‘pillaging our punctuation’ and ‘raping our vocabulary’
Wood
No correlation between using text talk and standard English incorrectly
No correlation between using text talk and standard English incorrectly
Wood
Texting is a ‘linguistic miracle’
McWhorter
McWhorter
Texting is a ‘linguistic miracle’
Cingle and Sundar
Strong negative correlation between text language and understanding of grammar
Strong negative correlation between text language and understanding of grammar
Cingle and Sundar
Lee
Those who were more intensive in their use of texting had smaller vocabulary
Those who were more intensive in their use of texting had smaller vocabulary
Lee
‘language in evolution’
Crystal
Crystal
‘language in evolution’
What has caused users to find new and interesting ways to communicate?
Speed and Character Limits
Informalisation - colleges where staff are referred to by first names
Goodman
Goodman
Informalisation - colleges where staff are referred to by first names
Colloquialisation
Leech - difference in how we greet each other, swearing etc.
Leech - difference in how we greet each other, swearing etc.
Colloquialisation
Swear words that used to be taboo
‘Jesus’, ‘Hell’, ‘Christ’
University of San-Diego study
Swearing is a ‘trend towards individualism and free expression’
Swearing is a ‘trend towards individualism and free expression’
University of San-Diego study
Tagg
Analysed text messages and found that it was more common to find spelling mistakes than text language.
Analysed text messages and found that it was more common to find spelling mistakes than text language.
Tagg
Examples of new technology words
Wifi, Laptop, Iphone
Halliday
Functional Gaps - ‘Google’
Lexical Shifts - ‘Vinyl’ falls out of usage –> Mp3 –> ‘Stream’
