In this assessment I will be exploring the view that speaking and texting interactions can be very creative forms of language.
Text is a creative form of creative language due to the specific type of language used in text.This consists of different language devices not normally used in speaking although text is highly influenced by speech, for instance, “wuu2” and “what are you up to?”, if “wuu2″ was said whilst in a conversation it wouldn’t make sense, but when used in text it is a faster way to ask the question and for the other person to still understand what you’re asking, this is the main reason for the common use of abbreviations in text.”wuu2” consists of initialisms “What You Up”, omissions “are” and numerical homophones “2” “to” using the sound rather than the meaning of the number “2”. Text is a creative a form of language due to the linguistic and ………………………. features that are associated with text and how it is highly influenced by the younger generation.
October 18, 2012 at 9:39 pm
This is a good start, Haris. It’s great to be able to respond to your work on here. Thanks for being flexible and being willing to offer your work this way.
The abbreviation wuu2 is a very good one to choose as an example because it contains a whole number of language devices:
It can be decoded as What (are) you up to?. In that there are initialisms (What You Up). There are omissions (are). There is the use of numerical homophones: (2 for to – using the sound rather than the meaning of the numeral 2).
That in itself is a brilliant example of the creativity of text language in its attempt to condense a lot of information into a small number of characters.
– Does this give you an idea of how you can unpack your quoted examples to show the layers of creativity there are in so many examples of text speak?
I look forward to reading more of your samples.
CW
October 19, 2012 at 11:31 pm
Your revision improves the paragraph significantly, though if I were to criticise it further, I’d still say you haven’t explained all of the language elements as fully as you would need to if you were wanting to explain this language to someone who doesn’t already have the knowledge.
This is a good thing to keep in mind. Treat your reader as an intelligent person who has not yet come across these ideas. Explain everything with as much detail as possible, but do so using sophisticated language and strive for the most effective ideas.
I look forward to reading any further practise work or, failing that, your final piece after the assessment.
CW