Language and the Internet

By J. Aitchison. Literary and Linguistic Computing, 2002

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Are Emojis Creating a New or Old Visual Language for New Generations? A Socio-semiotic Study (2016, background): “Critics of emojis also cite that when texting first became popular, the use of shortened text language was popular, creating concern about a loss of literacy and communication skills (Crystal, 2001).”
10. RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA (2004, background): “Both have speeded up in recent years, particularly due to the pervasive influence of the Internet, which is “going to change the way we think about language in a fundamental way” (Crystal, 2001, p. 238).”
Introduction: Sociolinguistics and computer-mediated communication (2006, background): “Cf. papers in: S. Jones (1995b, 1997, 1998); Q. Jones (1997); Smith and Kollock (1999); Preece and Maloney-Krichmar (2005); and Porter (2004).”
Toward a Theory of New Literacies Emerging From the Internet and Other Information and Communication Technologies (2008, background): “The ability to linguistically manipulate identity as well as the norms of conversation to fit these new electronic spaces has implications for both the development of language and conceptions of the role of technology (Crystal, 2001).”
Second Language Use, Socialization, and Learning in Internet Interest Communities and Online Gaming (2009, background): “Early explorations of CMC posited the emergence of netspeak (Crystal, 2001), or homogenized language varieties that developed in tandem with the use of online media such as email and Internet relay chat (IRC).”
Linguistic perspectives on the development of intercultural competence in telecollaboration (2003, background): “Although it is true that adverbs are not capitalized in German and therefore manchmal (sometimes) should not be capitalized, lack of capitalization is one of the characteristic features of electronic discourse (Crystal, 2001, pp. 164-165).”
A corpus linguistics study of SMS text messaging (2009, background): “Differences between the constraints and potential functions of electronic modes of communication are increasingly recognised and include varying synchronicity, message length, relationships between interlocutors, their motivations and expectations (Collot and Belmore 1996; Gains 1999; Crystal 2001; ”
Constructing Sexuality and Identity in an Online Teen Chat Room. (2004, background): “Furthermore, because utterances appear one at a time on the screen, chat looks deceptively sequential (Crystal, 2001; Parrish, 2002; Werry, 1996).”
Dimensions of leadership and social influence in online communities (2010, background): “In fact, Crystal (2001) argues that this is especially true in discussion groups because the culture of Usenet imposes a ‘‘pragmatic pressure on individuals to keep their contributions relatively short’’ (p. 134). Therefore, despite these sociocultural conventions, leaders still contribute lengthier”
Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning: Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis (2004, neutral): “2 For examples of this usage, see Ferrara et al. (1991), who employ the term ‘register’ in this broad sense, and, more recently, Crystal (2001), who refers to the language of the Internet as ‘netspeak.’”
Emoticons vs. Emojis on Twitter: A Causal Inference Approach (2015, background): “Emoticons in textual communication has been long studied and considered to be the expressions of emotions that mimic nonverbal cues in speech (Rezabek and Cochenour 1998; Wolf 2000; Crystal 2006).”
The educated blogger: Using Weblogs to promote literacy in the classroom (2004, background): “Current research in computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments such as chat rooms, newsgroups, and multi-user domains (MUDs) have revealed interesting trends in the way individual identity is presented, language is used, and interactions have transpired (Calvert, Mahler, Zehnder, Jenkins, & ”
The role of emotion in computer-mediated communication: A review (2008, background): “In the same way as non-verbal cues in F2F, emoticons also help to accentuate or emphasize a tone or meaning during message creation and interpretation (Crystal, 2001; Rezabek & Cochenour, 1998).”
Perspectives on Technology in Learning and Teaching Languages (2006, background): “Crystal (2001) muses that computer-mediated language could become “the community’s linguistic norm” (p.”
AI-Mediated Communication: Definition, Research Agenda, and Ethical Considerations (2020, background): “From the outset of CMC research, questions about how technology affects the way people write and interpret messages have been a core concern (Herring, 2008).”
The development of e-mail literacy: From writing to peers to writing to authority figures (2006, background): “With its high transmission speed and less intrusive nature, e-mail has been widely used for both personal communication and institutional communication, particularly in academic and business institutions (Baron, 2000; Crystal, 2001).”