Naslov
Gap between generations in using Netspeak as a new language form of Information Communication Technology: what is really going on at Zagreb School of Economics and Management

Autori
Đuras, Tihana ; Aleksić-Maslać, Karmela ; Poropat Darrer, Jagoda

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), ostalo

Izvornik
EDEN annual conference 2012 / - , 2012

Skup
EDEN annual conference 2012

Mjesto i datum
Porto, Portugal, 06.06.2012. - 09.06.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Netspeak; online discussion; e-learning; language

Sažetak
One can think that the use of Internet and social media, and with it the adoption of Netspeak rules is reserved only to the generation born with all those new technology. We are talking about the generation so called Z, but what about the generations X, Y, and the older one. In order to examine if there is any gap between generations in using the Netspeak elements in their formal and informal discussions the authors analyses the use of following Netspeak elements in open discussions between professors and students at Zagreb School of Economics and Management: the use of slang, the omission of diacritical marks, the use of acronyms and abbreviations, the use of emoticons, the proper use of openings and salutation, the nonstandard use of punctuation, the use of upper case and the use of prolonged graphemes. Authors assume that Professors at each course use more Netspeak elements rather than students, and that there is a positive correlation in using the Netspeak elements within the online discussion between professors and students.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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