Date of Award
Spring 6-7-2019
Document Type
Honors Project
University Scholars Director
Dr. Christine Chaney
First Advisor/Committee Member
Dr. Owen Ewald
Second Advisor/Committee Member
Dr. Christine Chaney
Keywords
computer-mediated communication, linguistics, online communication, language development, punctuation, microblogging
Abstract
In modern linguistics, the study of the written word has been considered outside the scope of the field. However, developments in communications, specifically in online or computer-mediated communication (CMC), are making writing more similar to speech than ever before. As writing becomes a more and more fundamental form of communication, the need for a linguistic perspective on the study of this field is made increasingly clear. The primary aim of this paper is to identify and describe emerging examples of linguistic features in CMC, so as to make clear why CMC requires further research within the field of linguistics.
Recommended Citation
Frissell, Natalie A., "Text As Speech: A New Analytical Framework for Computer Mediated Communication" (2019). Honors Projects. 114.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/honorsprojects/114
Comments
A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University Scholars Program