The relationship between spoken language and texting can be shown by the way people speak, the way they try to use certain words or adapt them to the type of people we talk to, whether it’s formal or informal.
Homophones can be used in text as a way of keeping messages short and quick. Some can see a certain laziness in homophones (using Y instead of why.) that people have when texting one another, but if the other person can understand it they may see it as a more efficient way to communicate by text than a laziness, You wouldn’t be able to use homophones in speech for the main reason that they sound the same in speech. Homophones like carrot or carat, you wouldn’t know unless someone says “a carat of gold” or “this carrot tastes nice”.
Abbreviations can be used a lot in both speech and text, Instead of my team mates saying “Quarterback” we say “QB” we do this when we text each other play, we also use it in game situations if there isn’t enough time or we need to move quickly, so we use the abbreviation to the replace typing the full word, or even something as common in text as the abbreviation “LOL”.
This can be used in both text and speech, but the meanings can be different. In speech it can be used in a sarcastic way to say a joke isn’t funny, if no one laughs at a joke and someone says ”LOL” it isn’t funny, But in text if someone finds it funny something funny they will say “LOL” this is just one example of the relationship speech and text have influenced one another and how text has influenced speech with the abbreviations ”LOL” and ”QB” both started in text from and are now used in speech.
Gestures are commonly used in speech, people use gestures to convey their emotions or points while they are speaking to someone, in an argument people may move the hands around vigorously. If someone is happy or wants to show if there excited they may hi-five someone, this brings me onto emoticons. Emoticons can be used the same exact way, but also with emotions. So if someone is feeling angry, upset, happy, excited whatever they can just use one of these☺.
Para-linguistic links on further to Gestures and Emoticons, as it can be used in both text and speech, but can be hard to convey in text. Para-linguistic ,in speech, is talking and using extra things along aside it (expressions and expressions.) For example, winking after saying “He definitely doesn’t have a detention.” to one of your friends. Over the years, text has tried so hard to become as close to speech as possible. Text has accomplished this by using Emojis in the place of the gestures. By the using emoticons, it brings text as close as possible when it comes to the use of para-linguistics used in both showing the relationship they share with one another and how effieciently it is used in text and spoken language.
Colloquialism is using a word or phrase and any other type of informal language, which come up in both language and text. It doesn’t always have to be used in slang it can be as simple as saying “goin’ ” instead of “going”. But, because slang is normally the most
October 13, 2015 at 11:11 pm
This is developing well, Tyrese. It’s by far the most complex piece of writing you’ve ever attempted and you’re expressing yourself with clarity and precision a lot of the time.
What you are doing well is identifying key features of speech and text that are unique to those language forms. This is good, and when you begin to explore how these have influenced each other, you are taking things to another level.
Your area for development is to take the time to fully express your points about the points of similarity/difference/influence between the two forms. Your introduction, for example, does express that people adapt language, but it actually doesn’t have anything that answers the over-all question which asks you to concentrate on the relationship between these two language forms.
I know you understand the relationship – they have a lot in common because they are used for similar purposes and thus have to communicate similar information, they’re different too, because they’re produced differently (in speech and in writing) and they also influence each other – features from one travel to the other. – but now this understanding needs to be expressed in your introduction and topic sentences of your paragraphs.
My advice is not to be scared of writing more to get your ideas across – look at how much writing it has taken me to get mine across (that is, if I have been successful in doing so)
I look forward to watching this essay develop.
CW
January 6, 2016 at 1:45 am
This is going very well, you’ve now incorporated strong references to the relationship between speaking and texting – you just need to complete the essay!