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Technology Key Terms and Theorists
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- 1InitialismsWhen each letter of an abbreviation is pronounced. E.g: OMG.
- 2AcronymAn abbreviation in which each letter stands for something. The letters are pronounced as a word. E.g: LOL.
- 3Homophonic representationWhen one word is substituted for another because they sound similar. E.g: 2, b, u
- 4SyntaxHow words and sentences are constructed.
- 5LogogramWriting using a number instead of a letter. E.g: 2
- 6OrthographyThe part of language concerned with letters and spelling.
- 7ConvergenceWhen you alter your language to make it more like the language of others, often used to fit in.
- 8EmoticonsA smiley/frowny face used to convey tone. It's an example of prosodic (how you say it) features.
- 9Non-lexical onomatopoeiaA word which sounds similar to its meaning and is a neologism. E.g: "aah!"
- 10Paralinguistic featuresNon-spoken communication e.g: body language - XOXO
- 11Letter omissionWhen letters are removed from words. E.g: "msg".
- 12RecyclingUsing outdated words for a new purpose e.g: dashboard used to describe part of a car instead of part of a horse and carriage.
- 13AmericanismsThe use of the American way of spelling English words shows the predominance of American technology e.g: disk and program. The widespread use of the Americanisation of words had led to the worry of "linguisitic imperialism".
- 14CompoundingThe fitting of existing words together, for example: "user-friendly", "website" and "laptop". Compound words can be made more 2 or more words joined together.
- 15AffixationThe fitting of existing affixes to words such as in "hypertext", "cyberspace" and "reboot". These words are used to explain terms to do with the advance in technology. If each word is broken down it can be seen that each word has been formed from joining morphemes together.
- 16Conversion/function shiftWhen a word which is in one word class starts to be used in another. E.g: where a noun becomes a verb such as "inbox" and "fax" or where an adjective becomes a noun; "flopp" from "floppy disk".
- 17BlendingWhere 2 words are merged together but when separated don't form 2 free standing morphemes such as in "netiquette" or "emoticon".
- 18ClippingThe shortening of longer phrases or words which still conveys the full meaning e.g: "floppy" instead of "floppy disk".
- 19What are some typical features of websites?Bulleted lists
Inverted pyramid style (starting with the conclusion)
Half the word count or less than conventional writing
Credibility is important and can be increased by hyperlinks to external sites
Monologic - 20What are some common features of a blog?Comments
Menu button
Specific target audience
Informal lexis
Monologic - 21What are some common features of email?Emboldening to add emphasis to specific details.
Sometimes there are bullet points.
Tend to have a formal register, although it can vary depending on the target audience.
Sales websites sometimes use a first and last name to seem like they know you. - 22What are some common features of social networking sites?Emoticons
Hashtags to assert a topic
Ellipsis
Fillers
Homophonic representation
!? used frequently
Cultural references - 23CrystalText speak enriches the English language because it encourages people to be more creative. Plus, texting is only a small ripple in the whole of the English language.
- 24SinclairConstraints of texting as a new form of communication have led to linguistic compression. He coined the term “compressed English” where methods communication (.g: texting, Twitter) have clipped words to save time and space.
- 25Jacob NeilsenSuggested that webpages have to be concise, scannable and objective.
- 26FaircloughComputers imitate human interaction - i.e. "are you sure?". They allow you to "take turns" - i.e. using a drop down menu for your turn.
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- Revision resource for the Technology topic of English language at AS.
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