Technology Flashcards
Susan Herring - 1996
Conclusion?
The computer sits between the text producer and receiver
Refers to CMC as a form of communication that takes place between human beings via the instrumentality of computers
Naomi Baron - 2008
Conclusion?
CMC as resembling speech in that it was largely unedited, many first and 2nd pronouns, common,y use present tense and generally informal.
Wide range of vocabulary choices and complex syntax
Allen Metcalf - 2016
Conclusion?
Basic principle of langauge that if an expression is widely used it’s because it’s widely useful
And if people didn’t find it useful they wouldn’t use it
Thurlow and Brown - 2003
Lyddy et al - 2014
Ling and Baron - 2007
Wood et all - 2011
Findings?
The percentage of abbreviations in text messages collected from peoples of various ages
From primary school to university student - ranges from as low as 3.2% among American college students ti 40% among 8-12 year olds in UK schools
Woody et al - 2011
Conclusion?
Discovered that in their study students who texted more had slightly higher scores on tests that measured phonological awareness had no negative effects on other aspects of literacy
Rudder - 2014
Conclusion?
Concision in word count = longer descriptive vocabulary, does not diminish meaning
Emanuel A. Schegloff - 1986
Study?
Conclusion?
Attempted to discover a set of patterns or discourse structure that speakers use when communicating via telephone
Work suggested a canonical sequence or pattern for the beginning of telephone conversations
Summons/ answer
Identification
Greeting sequence
‘How are you’ sequence
David Crystal - 2006
Conclusion?
Suggests that the sheer diversity of purposes of email makes it difficult to generalise about the language features of its uses.
Suggest that it is relatively straight forward to identify and summarise a set of structural elements that typify emails
