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Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Chapter I. Introduction to Internet English
1.1. Terms Used By linguists
1.2. The Need for Netspeak
1.3. Earlier Instances of Use of Abbreviations
1.3.1 Medieval Abbreviations
1.4. New Words and Abbreviations in Social Media
1.4.1 Internet “Slang” Abbreviations
1.5. Emojis and English
1.6. Other Internet Languages
Chapter 2: Negative Effects of Internet English
2.1. Deteriorating literacy
2.2. Overusage of Netspeak
2.3. Shrinking Vocabulary
2.4. Adults setting bad examples
Chapter 3: Positive Effects of Internet English
3.1. Social Media as a Preventer of Mistakes
3.2. Making Reading and Writing More Appealing
3.3. Reappropriation: Old Words, New Meanings
3.4. Merging of English with Other Languages
3.5. Netspeak Literature
CONCLUSION
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- Danira Mushani (Author), 2016, The Development of Internet English under the Influence of Communication through Social Media, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/376909
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