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The Third Language

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the language that we used to use in Internet communication. Traditional bilateral division into written and spoken language is inadequate nowadays. Internet speech, that I named ”third language” has its own specific character, based on both: written and spoken varieties of language. These influence on it’s ortography, expressions, syntax and even phonetics. For example it is necessary, like in written language, to use some tools: computer or smartphone, but the ‘digital’ language is also spontaneous and free of deep reflection, just like the spoken one. In my article I examine similarities and differences to both of these. But Internet communiation is not only a contamination of two traditional varieties. I also explored typical features of third language, like specific shortcuts or emoticons as a substitute of facial expression. Due to it’s expansion, connected with technological development, we need to get used to treat it as a language variety of standard value,”third language”.

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