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What is the key characteristic of Netspeak as a form of communication?

  • It is only used in virtual world situations
  • It relies on characteristics of both speech and writing (correct)
  • It is exclusively based on written language
  • It has no stylistic changes when adapted to the electronic medium

    • Which of the following can be found on the Web according to the text?

  • Only literary and religious texts
  • Legal, religious, and journalistic texts
  • Only literary and scientific texts
  • Legal, religious, literary, scientific, and journalistic texts (correct)

    • What is needed to identify the stylistic distinctiveness of Web pages?

  • Focusing on the content only
  • Dealing with visual and graphic matters (correct)
  • Ignoring visual and graphic elements
  • Analyzing only the text

    • Where do we find a use of language displaying the general properties of writing, according to the text?

    <p>In the Web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the situations of e-mail, chatgroups, and virtual world from the Web, as per the text?

    <p>They are in contrast to the Web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the formal properties of the Netspeak medium that make it difficult for people to 'write as they talk'?

    <p>Domain of prosody and paralanguage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do phonological terms like 'intonation' and 'stress' capture in the context of Netspeak?

    <p>Vocal variations in pitch and loudness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Netspeak, what are the somewhat desperate efforts to replace the domain of prosody and paralanguage?

    <p>Exaggerated use of spelling and punctuation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary challenge in trying to 'write as they talk' in Netspeak?

    <p>The absence of vocal variations in pitch and loudness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the formal properties of Netspeak from traditional writing?

    <p>Domain of prosody and paralanguage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the formal properties of Netspeak that make it difficult for people to 'write as they talk'?

    <p>Domain of prosody and paralanguage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What vocal variations are included in the domain of prosody and paralanguage?

    <p>Pitch, loudness, speed, rhythm, pause, and tone of voice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the desperate efforts made in Netspeak to replace the domain of prosody and paralanguage?

    <p>Exaggerated use of spelling and punctuation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In virtual worlds, how do people express the emotions they feel textually?

    <p>Through the addition of synthesized so</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes it extremely difficult for people to 'write as they talk' in Netspeak?

    <p>Formal properties such as prosody and paralanguage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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