Abbreviated English : a typical feature of online communication?

2018
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dc.abstract.enSince electronic communication became widespread, one of the typical features identified in e-language and commented on, also as an aspect of linguistic analyses, has been acronyms and abbreviated language of various kinds. It has been particularly visible in English, as this language, unlike many others, shows great flexibility with regard to such modifications, mainly due to homophony between numerous words and individual sounds as well as lack of inflectional endings, which otherwise would limit the abbreviation options. However, the current overview of a selection of social networking sites does not appear to demonstrate any striking presence of this marker of computer-mediated communication (CMC). The present analysis therefore attempts to investigate the contemporary status of online language abbreviations in English, with the aim of discovering the actual visibility and frequency of use of such items as well as identifying their most popular forms found online. In particular, the research focuses on three social networking sites, i.e. Facebook (private accounts and fanpages), YouTube, and Twitter, trying to establish which factors contribute to the preference for abbreviations: the limitation of the post length, the degree of informality and closeness to the post addressees or the anonymity of the post author. Additionally, the investigation also takes into account the nationality of the users, and notably the status of English as their first or second language, as well as their gender, on the assumption that these variables play a significant role in the selection of this aspect of online discourse.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Filologiczny : Instytut Filologii Angielskiejpl
dc.contributor.authorDąbrowska, Marta - 127701 pl
dc.date.accession2019-01-08pl
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-08T17:06:12Z
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dc.date.issued2018pl
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dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.additionalBibliogr. s. 249-251pl
dc.description.number4pl
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dc.description.volume135pl
dc.identifier.doi10.4467/20834624SL.18.022.9316pl
dc.identifier.eissn2083-4624pl
dc.identifier.issn1897-1059pl
dc.identifier.projectROD UJ / OPpl
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/65190
dc.identifier.weblinkhttp://www.ejournals.eu/Studia-Linguistica/2018/%20Issue-4/art/12853/pl
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
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dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.enEnglishpl
dc.subject.enabbreviationspl
dc.subject.enCMCpl
dc.subject.enSocial Networking Sitespl
dc.subject.engenderpl
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titleAbbreviated English : a typical feature of online communication?pl
dc.title.journalStudia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensispl
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Since electronic communication became widespread, one of the typical features identified in e-language and commented on, also as an aspect of linguistic analyses, has been acronyms and abbreviated language of various kinds. It has been particularly visible in English, as this language, unlike many others, shows great flexibility with regard to such modifications, mainly due to homophony between numerous words and individual sounds as well as lack of inflectional endings, which otherwise would limit the abbreviation options. However, the current overview of a selection of social networking sites does not appear to demonstrate any striking presence of this marker of computer-mediated communication (CMC). The present analysis therefore attempts to investigate the contemporary status of online language abbreviations in English, with the aim of discovering the actual visibility and frequency of use of such items as well as identifying their most popular forms found online. In particular, the research focuses on three social networking sites, i.e. Facebook (private accounts and fanpages), YouTube, and Twitter, trying to establish which factors contribute to the preference for abbreviations: the limitation of the post length, the degree of informality and closeness to the post addressees or the anonymity of the post author. Additionally, the investigation also takes into account the nationality of the users, and notably the status of English as their first or second language, as well as their gender, on the assumption that these variables play a significant role in the selection of this aspect of online discourse.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Filologiczny : Instytut Filologii Angielskiej
dc.contributor.authorpl
Dąbrowska, Marta - 127701
dc.date.accessionpl
2019-01-08
dc.date.accessioned
2019-01-08T17:06:12Z
dc.date.available
2019-01-08T17:06:12Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2018
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.additionalpl
Bibliogr. s. 249-251
dc.description.numberpl
4
dc.description.physicalpl
235-251
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volumepl
135
dc.identifier.doipl
10.4467/20834624SL.18.022.9316
dc.identifier.eissnpl
2083-4624
dc.identifier.issnpl
1897-1059
dc.identifier.projectpl
ROD UJ / OP
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/65190
dc.identifier.weblinkpl
http://www.ejournals.eu/Studia-Linguistica/2018/%20Issue-4/art/12853/
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
dc.rights*
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa - Bez utworów zależnych 4.0 Międzynarodowa
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY-ND
dc.rights.uri*
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode.pl
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otwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.enpl
English
dc.subject.enpl
abbreviations
dc.subject.enpl
CMC
dc.subject.enpl
Social Networking Sites
dc.subject.enpl
gender
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Article
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Abbreviated English : a typical feature of online communication?
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Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
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