Technological change

Question 1

abbreviations

Answer 1

shortening of words (orthography)

Question 2

numerical-phonetic substitution

Answer 2

replacing words / sounds with numbers

Question 3

carrington

Answer 3

text language is a form of linguistic compression

Question 4

werry

Answer 4

text language uses more letters to accommodate tone, intonation and paralinguistic features

Question 5

shortis

Answer 5

text language shows creativity

Question 6

lee

Answer 6

the more intensive a texter, the smaller their vocabulary

Question 7

cingle

Answer 7

use of text language is linked to a lack of grammatical understanding