Im Abbreviations, Texting and Emoticons

Im Abbreviations, Texting and Emoticons
Author: BarCharts, Inc.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781423229858

It is the future, so decode and use shorthand to communicate faster and with less thumb and finger strain. Emoticons are a lot of fun but more importantly add emotional tone so messages are not taken the wrong way. And for parents, this is your decoder guide to a new life language for kids, so stay in the conversation. Suggested uses: o Device Users - Increase your shorthand knowledge and increase how much you communicate and how fast o Text & Chat Novices - still wondering what WEG is? Find out in one glance with this handy reference o Parents - all kids with devices text, some text or chat with code so that you can not read the conversation, a smaller percentage are chatting with the wrong people - stay in the know for safety

Texting Dictionary of Acronyms

Texting Dictionary of Acronyms
Author: Randall Manning
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578365978

The most comprehensive Texting Dictionary to date. This pocket size reference book lists over 1500 symbols and acronyms used by the mainstream texting public. This book helps us identify and understand the latest language used by kids to grandparents today. Sentences and phrases are compressed into acronyms, abbreviations and symbols. This is the latest edition on the market today. Though it is edited for all ages, it is the most complete Texting Dictionary to date.

The Pragmatics of Text Messaging

The Pragmatics of Text Messaging
Author: Michelle A. McSweeney
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-05-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 135139195X

This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating the function of alternative and creative linguistic features and their role in conveying tone through text. Drawing on a corpus of nearly 45,000 text messages donated by bilingual young adults in New York City, this volume explores the ways in which the use of texting features such as ‘lol,’ emojis, abbreviations, and acronyms is systematic and essential. In part, toward the aim of exposing the tensions bilinguals face navigating a platform that preferences monolingual language practices, the book highlights creativity as a means of both constructing meaning and performing identity for bilingual youths. These findings are extended to explore the role texting plays in communication and identity construction in contemporary society more generally. This volume extends the boundaries of emerging research on language and digital communication, and will be of particular interest to graduate students and scholars in computer-mediated communication, pragmatics, and new media.

The Emoji-To-English Dictionary

The Emoji-To-English Dictionary
Author: Adams Media
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2015-11-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440591407

If you think you're good at coming up with imaginative emoji combinations, think again! The Emoji-to-English Dictionary challenges you to step up your game with more than 100 phrases that will have you ROFL. This unique guide gives you the lowdown on the most hilarious and unexpected emoji phrases around. Divided by topic, each chapter translates dozens of emoji combinations into plain ol' English, so that you can quickly incorporate them into your messages--and even brainstorm crazy one-liners of your own! Complete with illustrations of each emoji phrase, The Emoji-to-English Dictionary provides you with the tools you need to truly master the world of emojis.

How to Speak Emoji

How to Speak Emoji
Author: Fred Benenson
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1449480659

Text the pizza emoji with a question mark, and you've got dinner sorted out. Don't know what to use when you're running late, or when you want to organize a fun night out? How to Speak Emoji will help you win at texting. Featuring everyday greetings, pickup lines, workplace expressions, and tried-and-true insults, this book is perfect for the novice user or those looking to test their knowledge. With a collection of useful and hilarious phrases and a handy dictionary to demonstrate what the emojis really mean, you’ll never feel out of your depth again - or make the embarrassing mistake of putting an eggplant symbol next to a peach. Includes sections such as everyday greetings, in the workplace, in relationships and asking for help and directions, as well as how to translate song titles and film quotes, this is your complete guide to the bright new world of the emoji.

NetLingo

NetLingo
Author: Vincent James
Publisher: NetLingo Inc.
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780970639677

With emphasis on the personal, business, and technology aspects that make using the Internet so unique, this handy reference presents more than 2,500 computer-related terms and industry-specific jargon for anyone who needs to learn the new language of the Net. Newbies as well as techies will find commonly used shorthand, modern office phrases, and a large collection of emoticons and ASII art. An index sorts the terms into 10 popular categories with a complete list of international country codes and file extensions.

Txtng: The Gr8 Db8

Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009-07-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0191623407

This book takes a long hard look at the text-messaging phenomenon and its effects on literacy, language, and society. Young people who seem to spend much of their time texting sometimes appear unable or unwilling to write much else. Media outrage has ensued. "It is bleak, bald, sad shorthand," writes a commentator in the UK Guardian. "It masks dyslexia, poor spelling, and mental laziness." Exam answers using textese and reports that examiners find them acceptable have led to headlines in the tabloids and leaders in the qualities. Do young people text as much as people think? Do adults? Does texting spell the end of literacy? Is there a panic in the media? David Crystal looks at the evidence. He investigates how texting began and who uses it, why and what for. He shows how to interpret its mix of pictograms, logograms, abbreviations, symbols, and wordplay, and how it works in different languages. He explores the ways similar devices have been used in different eras and discovers that the texting system of conveying sounds and meaning goes back a long way, all the way in fact to the origins of writing - and he concludes that far from hindering literacy, texting may turn out to help it. Contents List

Understanding Digital Literacies

Understanding Digital Literacies
Author: Rodney H. Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2021-07-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1000394034

Understanding Digital Literacies Second Edition provides an accessible and timely introduction to new media literacies. This book equips students with the theoretical and analytical tools with which to explore the linguistic dimensions and social impact of a range of digital literacy practices. Each chapter in the volume covers a different topic, presenting an overview of the major concepts, issues, problems, and debates surrounding it, while also encouraging students to reflect on and critically evaluate their own language and communication practices. Features of the second edition include: • expanded coverage of a diverse range of digital media practices that now includes Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Tinder, and WhatsApp; • two entirely new chapters on mobility and materiality, and surveillance and privacy; • updated activities in each chapter which engage students in reflecting on and analysing their own media use; • e-resources featuring a glossary of key terms and supplementary material for each chapter, including additional activities and links to useful websites, articles, and videos. This book is an essential textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying courses in new media and digital literacies.

135 Tips on Email and Instant Messages

135 Tips on Email and Instant Messages
Author: Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008-04-23
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780547350325

This latest title by business-writing expert Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts offers up-to-the-minute advice on writing electronic messages that are polished, polite, and effective. In her signature no-nonsense style, she shows how effective electronic communication can jump-start your business, advance your career, and expand your social network. 135 Tips on Email and Instant Messages addresses issues such as how libel and copyright laws apply to the Internet, using proper etiquette, and organizing a cluttered in-box. Lindsell-Roberts imparts a sense of humor to practical tips such as “don’t glut cyberspace with digital dross—know what isn’t appropriate for company email” and “eliminate thoughts that don’t add value—don’t leave your harried readers to extract the hidden kernels.” She offers convenient phrases that can be used verbatim (including subject lines proven to entice readers) and immediate solutions to common problems (including five ways to personalize an email to a large distribution that will increase the response rate). Informative and entertaining, this handy resource is packed with valuable information for anyone who wants to communicate electronically with confidence and competence.

Language in the Digital Era. Challenges and Perspectives

Language in the Digital Era. Challenges and Perspectives
Author: Daniel Dejica
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2016-11-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110470721

This book pinpoints the impact of new technologies on language and communication, highlights the evolution and changes undergone by humanities in conjunction with technological innovation, and looks at how language has adapted to the challenges of today’s digitized world.