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Baron, Naomi S.; Ling, Rich – Visible Language, 2011
Communication is increasingly taking place through written messaging using online and mobile platforms such as email, instant messaging and text messaging. A number of scholars have considered whether these texts reflect spoken or written language, though less is known about the role of punctuation. In fact, it is commonly assumed that punctuation…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Punctuation, Focus Groups, Computer Mediated Communication
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Baron, Naomi S. – Language Sciences, 2001
Argues that the history of punctuation in the English-speaking world offers tangible evidence for the evolving interplay between speech and writing. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Language Usage, Latin