David Crystal's key terms
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- David Crystal's key terms
- Vowel Omission
- leaving out vowel sound
- pls, ppl, hv
- leaving out vowel sound
- Homophonic representation
- The use of single letters and numbers to represent words based on similarity in sound
- 2L8, M8, 2Day, CR8, qt
- The use of single letters and numbers to represent words based on similarity in sound
- Phonic Spelling
- a spelling that represents the sound of a word as opposed to its conventional spelling
- omigod, iluvu, cos
- a spelling that represents the sound of a word as opposed to its conventional spelling
- Initialism
- An abbreviation that uses the first letter of a group of words and is pronounced as individual letters
- lmk, ptmm, dwb
- An abbreviation that uses the first letter of a group of words and is pronounced as individual letters
- Acronymy
- The process of abbreviating that uses the first letter of a group of words. Pronounced as a single word
- lol, sal
- The process of abbreviating that uses the first letter of a group of words. Pronounced as a single word
- Variant spelling
- Deliberately non-standard spelling for effect
- wot, wen, cuz
- Deliberately non-standard spelling for effect
- Vowel Omission
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