Online Language

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[edit] ONLINE LANGUAGE

[edit] Netspeak

Netspeak refers to a new kind of language displaying singular features with a diverse array of characters as media. Netspeak has numerous varieties pertaining to particular digital media like a language of emails, texting, and chat groups. ^[1]

A key point to consider is how netspeak is not a replacement or remediation of old language but is indeed a new language. In addition to its independence, it is also flexible and evolving with visual representation. Providing the platform is easy to manage or learn, netspeak possesses a low transaction cost.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ↑ Crystal, D. (2001). The language of the internet. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2. ↑ Jones, R.H., & Hafner, C. (2012). Understanding digital literacies: A practical introduction. London: Routledge.