2B - CMC Terms

CMC = Computer mediated communication

😊 etc = emojis or emoticons

@, xx or anything else which uses a symbol to convey meaning = logograms

2 instead of ‘too’, 4 instead of ‘for’ etc = number homophones

C instead of ‘see’, u instead of ‘you’ etc = letter homophones

Cul8r = rebus abbreviation (a mix of numbers and letters to spell a phrase)

www.youtube.com = hyperlink

#forthelolz = hashtag

Mornin, borin = clippings

Gonna, Shoulda etc = elision

‘Just wanted to say…’ = elliptical expression (missing first person pronoun at the start of utterance)

Prosodic features (these are features of speech like volume, pace and tone which are missing in CMC, so users will often try to recreate them in other ways)

Paralinguistic features (these are things like facial expressions, body language etc which are missing in CMC and so users will try to replace these in other ways too like through the use of emojis, caps etc)

‘?!?!?!?!’ = non-standard punctuation

Chalfordians = neologism

Hahahahahaha = phonetic spelling of laughter

Also look out for uses of sociolect, idiolect, Americanisms, formality to create humour etc.