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Meaning of "netspeak" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NETSPEAK

From (inter)net + -speak.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NETSPEAK

netspeak  [ˈnɛtˌspiːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NETSPEAK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Netspeak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NETSPEAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Internet slang

Internet slang refers to a variety of slang languages used by different people on the Internet. It is difficult to provide a standardized definition of Internet slang due to the constant changes made to its nature. However, it can be understood to be a type of slang that Internet users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined. Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving keystrokes or to compensate for small character limits. Many people use the same abbreviations in texting and instant messaging, and social networking websites. Acronyms, keyboard symbols and abbreviations are common types of Internet slang. New dialects of slang, such as leet or Lolspeak, develop as ingroup internet memes rather than time savers.

Definition of netspeak in the English dictionary

The definition of netspeak in the dictionary is the jargon, abbreviations, and emoticons typically used by frequent internet users.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NETSPEAK


adspeak
ˈædspiːk
bespeak
bɪˈspiːk
diplospeak
ˈdɪpləʊˌspiːk
doublespeak
ˈdʌbəlˌspiːk
forespeak
fɔːˈspiːk
forspeak
fɔːˈspiːk
geekspeak
ˈɡiːkˌspiːk
greenspeak
ˈɡriːnˌspiːk
leetspeak
ˈliːtˌspiːk
mellowspeak
ˈmeləʊˌspiːk
misspeak
ˌmɪsˈspiːk
newspeak
ˈnjuːˌspiːk
outspeak
ˌaʊtˈspiːk
seaspeak
ˈsiːˌspiːk
speak
spiːk
spec.
spiːk
technospeak
ˈtɛknəʊˌspiːk
unbespeak
ˌʌnbɪˈspiːk
unspeak
ʌnˈspiːk
upspeak
ʌpˈspiːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NETSPEAK

netherstock
netherward
netiquette
netizen
netless
netlike
netminder
netop
Netrebko
netroot
netsuke
netsurfing
nett
nettable
netted
netter
nettie
netties
netting
nettle

WORDS THAT END LIKE NETSPEAK

afterpeak
apeak
break
forepeak
freak
jailbreak
leak
losing streak
nonpeak
off-peak
outbreak
peak
pyramidal peak
sneak
so to speak
steak
streak
teak
weak
widow´s peak

Synonyms and antonyms of netspeak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «netspeak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NETSPEAK

Find out the translation of netspeak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of netspeak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «netspeak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

网络语言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

netspeak
570 millions of speakers

English

netspeak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

netspeak
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

netspeak
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

netspeak
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

netspeak
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

netspeak
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

internetais
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Netspeak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Netspeak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

netspeak
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네티즌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Netspeak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

netspeak
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

netspeak
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेटस्केक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

netspeak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

netspeak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

netspeak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

netspeak
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

netspeak
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

netspeak
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

netspeak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

netspeak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

netspeak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of netspeak

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NETSPEAK»

The term «netspeak» is normally little used and occupies the 129.250 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of netspeak
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «netspeak».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NETSPEAK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «netspeak» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «netspeak» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about netspeak

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NETSPEAK»

Discover the use of netspeak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to netspeak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Glossary of Netspeak and Textspeak
Features:* The first glossary of Internet and mobile phone terminology* Includes numerous examples of real usage* Written by a leading expert on language and linguistics* Contains comprehensive lists of special symbols.This book is a must ...
David Crystal, 2004
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How R U 2day? Features of Netspeak - Acronyms, Rebus ...
I divided these abbreviations into three types, namely acronyms, rebus techniques, or phonetic spellings, and emoticons. These are discussed in the respective sub sections.
Christian Moser, 2005
3
Grammar and Context: An Advanced Resource Book
Crystal describes the various forms of language use on the Internet collectively as 'Netspeak'. He also links the evolution of Netspeak to a relatively young and computer-literate population, although computer literacy has now spread to all age ...
Ann Hewings, Martin Hewings, 2005
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Language and the Internet
Do we have to learn a new kind of language – 'Netspeak', as I shall call it – in order to be a netizen? Netspeak The term 'Netspeak' is an alternative to 'Netlish', ' Weblish', 'Internet language', 'cyberspeak', 'electronic discourse', 'electronic ...
David Crystal, 2006
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Email, SMS, MMS: The Linguistic Creativity of Asynchronous ...
finds that "Netspeak is a development of millennial significance" for the reason that a "new medium of linguistic communication does not arrive very often in the history of the race". He explains that "[t]he Internet is a genuine new medium of ...
Carmen Frehner, 2008
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Network World
NetSpeak's gateway will allow WebPhone software and traditional telephone handsets to communicate. NetSpeak's gateway can interface with a PBX on the customer site, or reside in the ISP's point of presence and interface with the public ...
7
The Influence of Computers, the Internet and ...
Although there are a few properties which different Internet situations seem to share, these do not in aggregate make a very strong case for a view of Netspeak as a variety” (Crystal, 2001a: 238). He tries to define what Netspeak is and argues ...
Sandra Greiffenstern, 2010
8
InfoWorld
NetSpeak way eXchange. already has an Under its agreement resale agree- with NetSpeak, Bay will re- ment with sell IP Gateway eXchange Siemens Tele- server software and incor- com Networks, porate it into Bay hardware. Officials said ...
9
Advances in Corpus Linguistics: Papers from the 23rd ...
There has been a lot of sociological, but hardly any linguistic, investigation into the nature of Netspeak. Crystal (2001) gives a very useful coverage of the issue and his conclusion is that it is plain that Netspeak has far more properties linking it ...
Karin Aijmer, Bengt Altenberg, 2004
10
Linguistic Studies in Academic and Professional English
I view each of the Netspeak situations as an area of huge potential enrichment for individual languages. I cannot say anything systematic about what is happening to languages other than English, but casual observation of non-English sites ...
Juan Carlos Palmer Silveira, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NETSPEAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term netspeak is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Netspeak 101: I Love Staying at Home
In Japanese, Yù Zhái means “your highness.” But the phrase now refers to people who enjoy staying at home and are addicted to their hobbies ... «Beijing Today, Jul 15»
2
Netspeak 101: Repurposed Characters
In their never ending quest to render print dictionaries useless and turn cursor translators like Youdao Dictionary into even more sluggish ... «Beijing Today, Jul 15»
3
Netspeak 101: Getting Upset
Humorous catch phrases are the go-to language for emotional Internet users. These three are already creeping off the Web and into casual ... «Beijing Today, Jul 15»
4
I Asked A Linguist To Analyze OKCupid Usernames. This Is What …
An analysis done on Rudder's blog surveyed 500,000 first contacts, and revealed that netspeak as well as physical compliments are big ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
5
Person of the Week: Power Whore
Want to learn more subversive netspeak? Check out Decoding the Chinese Internet: A Glossary of Political Slang. Available for $2.99 in the ... «China Digital Times, Jun 15»
6
'Finding Carter' Tragedy: [Spoiler] Died, And The Wilsons May Never …
Kyle, meanwhile, offered more than netspeak when Elizabeth told him their romance was over. “I guess, deep down, I always knew that this is ... «MTV.com, Jun 15»
7
Comment: The internet talks like a woman
These quirks — known (sometimes derisively) as Netspeak —emerged as users of text and instant messages began to demand from writing the ... «SBS, Jun 15»
8
The Internet Talks Like a Woman
These quirks — known (sometimes derisively) as Netspeak —emerged as users of text and instant messages began to demand from writing the ... «New York Magazine, May 15»
9
'Netspeak': The New Cultural Bridge
Isabel Cruz interviews Véronique Michel, the author of China Online: Netspeak and Wordplay Used by over 700 Million Chinese Internet Users. «Huffington Post, May 15»
10
Netspeak 101: Modern Relationships
Euphemism and necessity are the mothers of invention in language. It should be no surprise that a lot of new Chinese words for relationships ... «Beijing Today, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Netspeak [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/netspeak>. Apr 2024 ».
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