Language and Technology 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? English LanguageLanguage and technologyASAQA Created by: Katharine LewisCreated on: 24-03-13 16:00 Summons / Answer a sequence that opens a channel of communication on the telephone 1 of 31 Identification / Recognition a sequence in which speakers identify themselves to each other 2 of 31 Greetings sequence a series of turns designed to initiate a shared social space 3 of 31 'How are you' sequence examples of phatic talk that maintain the social relationship before the main business of the telephone call commences 4 of 31 Pre-closing sequence signals that one or both speakers wish to end the conversation 5 of 31 Metatalk talk that draws attention to the act of talking itself 6 of 31 Phatic speech acts turns designed to maintain a sense of cooperation or respect for the other speaker 7 of 31 Valediction an item that acts as a farewell 8 of 31 Textspeak the language used by those sending text messages on a mobile phone 9 of 31 Vowel omission leaving out vowels in textspeak and other electronic communication (eg. pls) 10 of 31 Homophonic representation the use of single letters and numbers to represent a word based on a similarity in sound (e.g. m8) 11 of 31 Phonetic spelling a spelling that represents the sound of a word as oppose to its conventional spelling (eg. omigod) 12 of 31 Initialism an abbreviation which uses the first letter of a group of words and is pronounced as individual letters (e.g. brb) 13 of 31 Acronymy the process of abbreviation that uses the first letter of a group of words and pronounces them as a single word (eg.lol) 14 of 31 Variant Spelling deliberately non-standard spelling for effect (eg. wen) 15 of 31 Prosodic features paralynguistic vocal elements of spoken language used to provide emphasis or other effects (eg. pitch, volume, intonation) 16 of 31 Framing cutting and pasting parts of an original message into a new message 17 of 31 Asynchronous discourse delays between the turns taken by each participant 18 of 31 Synchronous discourse discourse that takes place in real time 19 of 31 user an individual using a message board 20 of 31 username the name chosen by the user of a message board 21 of 31 Thread a topic area initiated by a post to which others can respond 22 of 31 Stickie a thread that is considered important and remains near the top of the message board 23 of 31 Moderator an individual or group who run the message board and have the right to edit or delete threads or posts 24 of 31 Go off-topic a term for posts that stray from the original topic of a thread 25 of 31 Lexical accomodation the way in which speakers or writers mirror each other's lexical choices as a sign of community membership 26 of 31 Flaming posting aggressive threads or responses to threads 27 of 31 Lurker a user who reads a message board but rarely, if ever, posts 28 of 31 Trolling posting messages with the intention of irritating others 29 of 31 Web log a site set up to allow and individual or group to post frequent entries 30 of 31 blogger an individual who uses a web log 31 of 31
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