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Group members

 

INTERNET SLANG

 

 

 

 

Defined problem

 

Internet slang, Internet language, Netspeak or chatroom shorthand, is slang that is used on intetrnet and internet related things (like mobile phones...). Such terms typically originated with the purpose of saving keystrokes, and many people use the same abbreviations in other text messages, not just on internet. The terms often appear in lower case, with capitals reserved for emphasis; for example, the pronoun "I" often appears simply as "i". People also use "u" to mean "you," and "r" to mean "are." Also, much of the time people do not use apostrophes or punctuation at all. Besides that, there are many phrases that are used on internet and have special meanings. To name just few of them: lol, omg, wtf...

 

 

In our group we will try to find the reasons why people are using that kind of language, if they do so and how, in which situations are they using internet slang (on chatrooms, forums, msn, sms or even in real life - in everyday speech). One of the questions is also how often are they using that kind of language and with whom (only friends on internet or maybe with family etc.)

 

 

 

Research questions

 

1. Do students know what the terms "lol", "rofl", "wtf", "brb" ... mean? /Are they familiar with the terms?

2. Do students know any slovenian internet terms?

3. Do students use any slovenian internet terms?

4. Do students know any english internet terms?

5. Do students use any english internet terms?

6. Do students use such terms in everyday life?

7. Where did students first met with that kind of language?

8. Which terms are most frequently used?

9. What effect will have the internet slang on everyday's language?

10. How come that the internet terms are so "global"?

 

 

 

Tasks distributed

 

Grega: questions 1, 6

 

Jaka: questions 2 - 5

 

Matej: questions 7, 8

 

 

 

List of literature

 

-         Barthes, Roland (1990): Retorika starih/ Elementi semiologije. Ljubljana: ŠKUC: Znanstveni inštitut filozofske fakultete

-         Burnett, Robert in David P. Marshall (2003): Web Theory: an introduction. Routledge, London, New York

-         Chandler, Daniel (2002): Semiotics: The Basic. London: Routledge

-         Crystal, David (2001): Language and the internet. University Press, Cambridge.

-         Jerman-Blažič, Borka (1996): Internet. 1.izd., 1. natis. – Novi Forum, Ljubljana

-         Saussure, Ferdinand de (1997): Predavanja iz splošnega jezikoslovja. Fakulteta za podiplomski humanistični študij, Ljubljana

-         Šuster, Mihaela (2004): Razčlenitev jezikovnostilnih pojavov v tiskanih oglaševalskih besedilih. Diplomsko delo, FDV, Ljubljana

 

-         Cooke, Charles: A Basic History Of 1337 Sp3aK, dostopno preko:

      http://www.aquarionics.com/article/name/A_Basic_History_of_l337_Sp3aK (1.3.2008).

-         Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU: Iskanje po Slovarju slovenskega knjižnega jezika, dostopno preko:

http://bos.zrc-sazu.si/sskj.html (1.3.2008).

-         The History Of Leetspeak, dostopno preko:

http://www.learnleetspeak.com/history.php (1.3.2008).

-         Internet slang, dostopno preko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_slang (1.3.2008)

 

 

 

Glossary

 

1. outmoded dialect (zastarelo narečje)

    

2. monosyllabic rhymes (enozložne rime)

    

3. information highway (informacijska avtocesta)

    

4. obscure meaning (skrit pomen) 

    

5. objectionable content (sporna vsebina)

    

6. pictorial message (slikovno sporočilo) 

    

7. indexical and iconic sign (indeksi in ikone) 

    

8. visual language/natural language  (umeten jezik/naraven jezik) 

    

9. habitual ways of seeing the world (običajen pogled na svet) 

    

10. articulation(izgovorjava)

     

     

     

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Minutes of the 1st group meeting

 

Held on 29.2.2008 at Gorazd's place

 

 

Present: Gorazd Ledinek, Jaka Pšaker, Matej Vinkovič, Grega Simčič

 

Absent: /

 

 

 

Agenda

 

1. Discousing the topic

 

2. Define problem

 

3. Research questions and hypothesis

 

4. Assignments

 

5. Other prepositions

 

 

 

Item 1

 

Members discussed about few prepositions regarding our topic. We had few problems about choosing apropriate topic.  At last we decided to dismember internet slang and the projection of it in real life among young people. Our research topic is: Internet slang and the projection of it in real life.

 

All present were in favor of stated motion.

 

 

 

Item 2

 

After discussion members agreed about following problem definition which is stated above.

 

 

All present were in favor of stated motion.

 

 

 

Item 3

 

After fundamental discussion, we agreed on 5 working questions. The questions are very basic, so we decided to start our research and maybe later add some more questions that will spring up during our work. All member agreed with research questions.

 

 

 

Item 4 

 

Specific assigments should be distributed on next meeting.

 

 

 

Item 5

 

Due to missunderstanding between members and some other classmates, we lost a member. Toni joined another group, so our group and group stratificaticons changed.

 

New distribution of roles:

 

Chair: Gorazd L. 

 

Secretary: Jaka P.

 

Progress chaser: Grega S.

 

Time-keeper: Matej V.

 

 

 

Next meeting: Saturday, 1st of March

 

 

    Minutes taker: Jaka

 

    Chair: Grega

 

 

 

 

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Minutes of the 2nd group meeting 

 

Held on 1.3.2008 over the MSN conference

 

 

Present: Gorazd Ledinek, Jaka Pšaker, Matej Vinkovič, Grega Simčič

 

Absent: /

 

 

 

Agenda

 

 

1. Revision of the past meeting assingments

 

2.Discussion

 

3. Assignments

 

4. Other prepositions

 

 

 

 Item 1

 

• We have made a revision of the last meeting and orverlook the topics that to be assesed today. We gathered ideas and start discussing them.

   

 

 

Item 2

 

 

                                                                                                                                           - How to form our survey?

                                                                                                                                           - Who will be assigned to prepare what?           

 

 

 

Item 3

 

• Matej: finding resources (Literature) and making some corrections

• Gorazd: taking minutes of meeting
• Grega, Jaka & Matej: completing the research questions
• Jaka: final corrections

 

 

 

Item 4

 

• We have motivated ourselfs to be more diligent on our assingments. We have also decidet on our second meeting that will took place on messenger in 7th of March. 

 

Next meeting: Friday, 7th of March

 

 

    Minutes taker: Gorazd

 

    Chair: Matej

 

 

 

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Minutes of the 3rd group meeting

 

Held on 8.3.2008 over the MSN conference

 

 

Present: Gorazd Ledinek, Jaka Pšaker, Matej Vinkovič, Grega Simčič

 

Absent: /

 

 

 

Agenda

 

1. Revision of tasks

 

2.Term discussion

 

3. Research reports

 

 

 

Item 1

 

• We have made a revision of tasks, that are to be done during this meeting. We have realized, that we have to pick 10 terms and form a glossary.

   

 

 

Item 2

 

• We have all inquired for terms, especially significant for our content. Then we have formed a list of propositions and narrowed down our choice to 10 terms. We have found eligible translations and explanations and start forming glossary.          

 

 

 

Item 3

 

• According to the fact that this is our last formal meeting, we have checked the progres of our research. We have concluded that everything is going according to the plan and if it will stay that way, we are to meet deadline for shure.

 

 

 

           Minutes taker: Matej

 

           Chair: Gorazd