Language Use within CMC: Changes and Developments in Blogs

LANGUAGE USE WITHIN CMC
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Introduction
The computer mediated language are dominantly text based interactions which facilitated by
computer network or mobile phones. The identification of basic problems related to CMC which
includes basic modalities of language includes speech and writing. The internet has become a
potential resource for studies related to linguistics. The number of studies undertaken in the field
of CMC highlights the fact that internet is emerging as a new genre for linguistic studies. The
current study aims to understand the changes in the language and development in the linguistic
properties of blogs. The blogs are impacted by the individual differences and it becomes easy to
reflect on the character of the individuals without knowing the traditional physical cue. The
constant evolution of the related blog contents has classified the blogs as frugal blogs,
entrepreneurship blogs, technological blogs, making money blogs, parenting blogs, adventure
blogs, personality development blogs, financial blogs, fitness blogs, word press development
blogs, and so on.
CMC TEXT
Analysis
How has language use altered and developed within the CMC genre
The internet and in particular blogs have become sites where the exchange of expert knowledge
takes place and is disseminated through various sources including emails, blogs and so on. the
important factor that contributed to the fact that people chose to write blogs included creative
expressions of themselves (Bondi, 2018, p.3), documentation of personal experiences and
sharing them with others, sharing practical knowledge and skills staying in touch with the
family and friends. the potentialities related to web has brought significant changes in the
English language. The blogs text has led to potential gain in the learning abilities and academic
blogs have contributed towards the learning and emotional closes between students and their
peers. The adaptation of blogs expanding learning experiences has moved beyond the
boundaries of limited class time and four walls of class rooms. The blogs topics have become
diverse in nature covering essentially all aspects of academic writing.
Comparisons between early blogs and current blogs
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The early blogs consisted catchy headlines which was accompanied by links that led the user to
the actual stories. There were brief news summaries and discussion related to contemporary
topics. The updating of blogs on regular basis provided gaining of immense popularity along
with introduction of free tools of blogging. The scope of blogs expanded dramatically turning
blogging services as multifaceted tools for internet platforms. The topical blogs gained immense
popularity and exampled news based political blogs that figured predominantly in media
discussions (Ishihara & Takamiya, 2019, p.829).
The difference between the topical blog and online newspaper column was increasingly blurred.
The close resemblance today writing language which was to be from the newspaper columns
identified with formal language and patterns of Standard English with kinetically correct
spellings and punctuations. The only differences between the newspaper column and blogs were
use of hypertext links. There were also additional features in blogs which included special
fountain styles prepositional Phrases and attributive adjectives which helped in increasing
Innovation and creativity to be employed in the blog writing. This was popular among the
personal journals that work posted online buys the uses without interferences and editing. The
typical features of blogs constitute characteristic entries that were posted in in Reverse
chronological format and enhancing of social interactivity which fostered social interactivity.
The blocks were linked to one another and allowed readers to post comment on individual entries
which gave rise to controversial exchanges.
The earlier blogs acted as filters and language become more fluid with introduction of partitive
expression. The language had a close resemblances to speech and relied on both speech and
writing (Chun, Kern & Smith, 2016, p.64).
The changes in the subjects in current blogging pattern focused on updating of activities and
whereabouts and expression of opinion for influencing others opinion. The focus of the blogs
shifted to seeking others opinion and releasing emotional tensions and expression of
relentlessness regarding social issues and initiate thinking by writing. The current bloggers
include the medium constitutes important platform that provides free speech and there is no
demand regarding potentials for or expressing opinion and controlling access of audiences and
inputs of audience. The current blogging button provided opportunities of equal participation and
absence of lengthy quotations which platform for budding writers. The short messages provide
dynamic touch to interactions and use of rhetorical questions and tag questions also help in
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expressing personal opinions and stress upon utterance. The numbers coming from various
backgrounds provided diversity in language construction and use of grammatical Constructions
jargons abbreviations and sharing of linguistic characters becomes a prominent feature. The
members accommodated other members and this led to growth in the extensive literature of the
blogging lexicon (Reinhardt, 2019, p. 32).
As seen in the blog on open education in higher education which focuses on policies
recommendation highlights to fact that in and out degree related to centrality has significantly
increased in the areas of blog writing. The changes and development of language in blog writing
has contributed to sense of learning community and fostered collaborative discussions and flow
knowledge. The learner relationship and establishing online interactions trough blogs indicates
pattern and values that has brought change in the relationship of learner's and writers. The impact
of blog writing has established a system of fast, economic and democratic system of expression
of ideas. The rapid popularity of blogging has attracted the attention of scholars what are
increasingly expressing views on blogs (Lee & Bonk, 2016, p.44).
There is however existence of systematic bias as can be compared from the earlier blog and
current blogs. there has been a Paradigm shift in the estimation of effects of social forces which
includes mass popularization and changes in the pattern has been flagged off with respect to
commercialization of the contents on internet. The reconciliation of the perception of
technological innovations reveals a conflicting friend which is different words ordinary. The has
been marked differences in pattern of communication and public engagement and blogging is
continuously growing as sites for co construction of researches and decimating results and
theories for wider public reading. The deception new form of academic public engagement and
contribution paved way towards exploration of wider questions. The changes in pattern of blog
topic selection have been marked by juxtaposition of social concerns which are hyped
commercially (Reinhardt, 2019, p.39). The differences in the linguistic pattern as observed from
the comparative analysis of earlier blogs and current blogs expounds the fact that academic
writers are going client to reap benefits of virtual community, enormity and also attracting e-
commerce Advertising platforms. The changes in the technological trends have impacted the
online communication practices in the past 5 years and have opened up avenues for availability
of interface options and access to multimedia applications. There has been integration of
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