Linguistic Dimensions of Initialisms used in Electronic Communication.docVIP

Linguistic Dimensions of Initialisms used in Electronic Communication 　　Abstract 　　The language of electronic communication is a new variety of language. Electronic communication leads to remarkable variations in written form of English language because it has its own lexicons， grammar， graphology， and usage conditions. Hence， the Internet users use acronyms， abbreviations and Emoticons， which express and covey their thoughts and ideas. The use of the Internet and computer technology have led to the development of an English language Acronyms that emerged in instant messages， emails， social networks， chat groups. The present study aims to explore and investigates the language of electronic communication （e-mail， chats， and web-based discussions and SMS messages）. It also aims to identify the linguistic features （Initialisms） that used in written English in the communication done via the electronic devices. Hence， Initialisms considered part of online discourse. This study also focuses on how the language of the Internet has unique linguistic dimension and its implication on the learning of English. 　　Key words： Electronic communication； Initialisms 　　INTRODUCTION 　　Computer technology has become an important tool in the teaching learning process and in students learning and their achievement in schools today. The Internet seems to have very important implications on English Language Learning. The rapid development of computer technology together with the use of computers by linguists and literary researchers have paved the way for introducing computer in language teaching and learning. With the advent of Internet and multimedia， studies in recent years （Ali， Yacob， 2010； Ercetin， 2010； Kilickaya， 2010， AbuSeileek， 2011， AbuSeileek， 2012） have shown an explosion of interest in using computers for foreign language teaching and learning. 　　Recently the significance of Information Technology（IT） for teaching and learning of English is widely acknowledged. Accordi