Mode And CMC

Question 1

What is mixed mode?

Answer 1

Combines speech and writing

Question 2

What is synchronous and asynchronous discourse

Answer 2

Synchronous: takes place in real time
Asynchronous: delays in communication

Question 3

What are affordances and constraints

Answer 3

Affordances: Advantages of a form of communication
Constraints: limitations of a form of language

Question 4

What is informalisation?

Answer 4

The blurring of the distinction between speech and writing

Question 5

What are anchored and non-anchored relationships

Answer 5

Anchored: offline, face to face communication

Non-anchored: do not have an offline relationship

Question 6

What are the lexical features of computer mediated communication

Answer 6

Acronym: word made up from initial letters
Initialism: word made up from initial letters, each pronounced
Blend: two words clipped and fused together to make a new one
Compound: separate whole joined to create a new word
Clipping: a word pronounced by shortening an existing one
Conversion: a word changes it’s class without adding a suffix
Phonetic spelling: words spelt as they’re pronounced
Homophone: numbers/letters replace a part of a word
Paralinguistic restitution: signs and symbols used to add emphasis or shades of meaning