Language Varieties and Language Reduction in SMS-Communication
Language Varieties:
- structural and semiotic varieties => different categories (SMS, MMS etc.)=> different forms of communication => decision for one of these forms is based on current situation => different inner structure of SMS
- Language-economy vs. precision
- Linguistic decorations and play on words
- linguistic decorations => longer, more complicated expressions
- dialectic features
- inventing words
- linguistic decorations => longer, more complicated expressions
- To understand each others messages both participants need to use the same code:
- formal
- informal
- regional
- conceptual speech