Table 2.3.
Spoken language criteria (see Table 2.1) applied to Netspeak
Webe-mailChatgroupsVirtual worlds1 time-boundnoyes, but inyes, but in different waysyes, but in different waysdifferent ways2 spontaneousnovariableyes, but with restrictionsyes, but with restrictions3 face-to-facenononono4 loosely structuredvariablevariableyesyes5 socially interactiveno, withvariableyes, but with restrictionsyes, but with restrictionsincreasing options6 immediately revisablenononono7 prosodically richnononono