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sierrakehr20

Internet Slang Is More Sophisticated Than It Seems - 4 views

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/how-internet-slang-makes-people-better-writers/595858/ This article talks about how the usage of internet slang actually displays a sophis...

started by sierrakehr20 on 18 May 20 no follow-up yet
kacerettabios23

Can a newly installed cellphone tower help preserve a language? : NPR - 0 views

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    This article discusses how a new cell tower in Oklahoma could help young people preserve their culture and language. Before the cell tower, the Cherokee Nation had to struggle to make phone calls and send messages. Cherokee Nation leaders hope that this new addition will spread the Cherokee language by connecting to native speakers.
jsaelua23

Emoji and Communication: The Modern-Day Impact | NDMU Online - 0 views

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    This article discusses the important impact emojis have had on digital communication. "Emoji help add context to our digital communication so we can distinguish the tone or mood of the message. They also act as flair, letting people show a bit of their personality and have some fun in the process."
johdd22

Exploring the longitudinal relationships between the use of grammar in text messaging a... - 2 views

(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24923868/) This is about, unsurprisingly, the relationship between grammar when texting and results of scholastic grammar testing. The researchers find that there i...

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started by johdd22 on 01 Mar 22 no follow-up yet
rebeccalentz22

The Use and Abuse of Cell Phones and Text Messaging in the Classroom: A Survey of Colle... - 0 views

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    Interesting article looking at cell use in college classes and the impacts that has on learning.
joshualucero22

Ignoring a Text Message or Email Isn't Always Rude. Sometimes It's Necessary. - 0 views

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    Digital manners are so new that there are no 'official' rules. What is or isn't rude?
Lara Cowell

How shades of truth and age affect responses to COVID-19 (Mis)information: randomized s... - 0 views

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    This study, published in the acclaimed science journal _Nature_, examined how age and exposure to different types of COVID-19 (mis)information affect misinformation beliefs, perceived credibility of the message and intention-to-share it on WhatsApp.
jodikurashige15

What Art, And The Game Telephone, Teach Us About Copying - 2 views

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    In the game of Telephone, a message gets repeated from person to person in a chain. By the time it comes around again, it's been transformed.
myadagdagan22

Frontiers | A Systematic Review of Emoji: Current Research and Future Perspectives | Ps... - 0 views

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    This article goes in depth about the history of emojis and its effects in communication. For instance, how it can lead to ambiguity in conversation, how it's used in marketing, etc.
Lara Cowell

Study confirms that ending your texts with a period is terrible - 3 views

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    Ending your texts with a period is truly monstrous. We all know this. Grammar be darned, it just doesn't look friendly. Now a study has confirmed it. Researchers led by Binghamton University's Celia Klin report that text messages ending with a period are perceived as being less sincere, probably because the people sending them are heartless.
hannahhunsaker24

"Texting Etiquette and its Effects on Our Perceptions of Intimate Relat" by Taylor Clarke - 0 views

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    This study examines the effect of texting style/etiquette on the perceived relationships between two individuals. It takes into account text voice, message length, and frequency of communication.
averymapes24

Sarcasm and Emotion - 0 views

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    This article talks about the way that sarcasm is used in speech and the impact that it has on the meaning of messages and how it changes in different contexts.
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