Section 2 - Language in 21st Century Flashcards
What is an Interrobang?
?! for emphasis
How can enthusiasm be shown?
Interrobang (?!)
Exclamative (!)
Capitalisation
What are emojis/logograms?
Images to be used as paralinguistic features
What do logograms/emojis do?
illicit meaning for some
Add to the dimension of the message by showing paralinguistic features
What are constraints?
The limitations of what a platform allows you to do
It can influence the communication
e.g. character counts
What are examples of affordances?
Like
Share
Comment
Re-tweet
Hashtag
What are affordances?
What a platform allows you to do
e.g. like, share, comment
What are examples of constraints?
280 character limit on twitter
What can hashtags do?
index posts so it links others to the same topic
indicates thoughts and feelings
What is Synchronous?
Replies in real time: read and reply instantly
- similar to real life conversation
- happens on zoom
What is Asynchronous?
Replies with time in between
- different time reply to original post
- common of online talk
What is the Digital Gap?
the idea some people have better digital literacy than others - they are more ‘tech savvy’
What is an example of orthographic representation in online messages?
G clipping to reflect pronunciation
‘gay slang’ - yass, slay, period
ironic language XOXO for sarcasm
Also called Accent Stylisation
What is an acronym?
Capital letters that are said as a word:
e.g. NASA, lol
What is an initialism?
Capital letters that are said as individual letters:
e.g. BBC, LMAO
What is omission?
The missing out of letters
Usually of final consonants or of vowels to save characters
What are contractions?
Running 2 words together using an apostrophe
e.g. can’t
What is ellipsis?
Missing out (omission) of some words
Usually subjects and auxiliary verbs
What is elision?
Missing out letters - usually to save characters
What is a meta meme?
A meme about itself or about memes in general
What is a Blend?
A word formed from combining two or more words to make a new word
What is Borrowing?
Introducing a loan word from one language into another
What is Clipping?
The creation of a word with the same word class and denotation by dropping one syllable or more (a truncation)
What is Code Shifting?
Speakers switching between more than one language or variety in a situation
