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Former-TeacherDate: Friday, 23.07.2010, 15:11 | Message # 1
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Well, I would like to discuss with you reasons and tendencies for language changes caused by new communication technologies. Let's take the Internet, the web - now researchers are talking about a new semiotic phenomenon - weblish (Web+English). Have you ever heard of it?
 
AyayuliaDate: Sunday, 12.09.2010, 16:47 | Message # 2
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For me these 2 languages are developed according to different laws. So called weblish has a tendency of shortening (IMHO, LOL) and it exists only within special groups of people. In speech this abbreviations lose this emotional colouring or are just out o place.

 
TeacherDate: Monday, 13.09.2010, 02:11 | Message # 3
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I think shortening in Weblish has two reasons. The first one, is that we have to chat fast via the I-net. And another one may be a fact, that during onine-communication it's difficult to express emotions. That's why people create such abbreviations as LOL, BIG-GREEN or smth. else. These web-words have some emotional meaning.

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Strawberry1992Date: Wednesday, 26.09.2012, 01:15 | Message # 4
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English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders and/or settlers from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Britain. One of these dialects, Late West Saxon, eventually became predominant.
 
AmarantaDate: Wednesday, 26.09.2012, 02:00 | Message # 5
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As for me, Webbish is a rather convenient device. When I`m communicating with my friends in net, I want to spend as little time as possible on the writing of words. The sense is the core. That`s why I use this very language. Of course, it`s not a reason to forget about the rules of the literate writing in other spheres of life.
 
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