The US and Canada 5 Points of Technological Convergence

The process of language production produces something like a text, right? And once spoken or written, it becomes an artifact carried by a specific medium that is entirely independent of its creator. The text then acts as the input to the process of language reception, you know? You know, writing is all about solid objects, right? Whether they are carved in stone, handwritten, typed, printed, or even digitally created. They allow us to communicate even when we are miles apart, which is a total game changer for society. IRL conversations are all about the acoustics, you know? Sound waves are like here one second and gone the next. OMG, honestly, not many people can completely repeat what they just said in a conversation. Once it's finished, it's gone from memory, if it's even stuck there at all. However, thanks to modern technology, sound waves can be recorded and flexed, or stored in another medium and then converted back into speech waves. Like, the way they separate the producer and receiver is all temporally-spatial, you know?

 Furthermore, recordings of spontaneous discourse and conversation can be transcribed and analyzed as texts. 

There appears to be a strong link between the categories used to describe language-related activities and the texts that result from them. The same word can definitely be used for both. The term 'translation' can refer to both the act of translating and the text produced. For example, 'conversation', 'debate', or 'interview' can refer to not only how people communicate with one another, but also what they say back and forth, which constitutes a specific type of text in a matching genre. OMG, as discussed in Chapter 2, 'text' refers to any piece of language, whether spoken or written, that users/learners obtain, create, or share. There can be no communication without texting, you know? Language information is analyzed and classified based on how the user/learner and anyone they're speaking with relate to the text. It can be like a finished product, a work in progress, or whatever. These activities and processes are fully explained in sections 4.4 and 4.5, fam. Texts serve so many different purposes in social life, and they all result in corresponding differences in form and substance, ya know? Yo, different media can be used for different vibes, you feel me? Differences in medium, purpose, and function result in corresponding differences in message context, organization, and presentation. Texts, for example, can be classified into various text types that belong to different genres, you know? Also, check out Section 5.2.3.2 (macrofunctions), fam. They each have their own vibe and look. OMG, the vibes and structure of their convention tents are completely different text-types, you know? Medium and text-type are inextricably linked, and both are derived from the function they serve.

Text and media.

Every text is carried by a specific medium, typically sound waves or written artifacts, you know? Subcategories can be flexed based on the vibes of the medium that impact how things are made and received, such as up-close talk, big public speeches, or even phone conversations, and writing, which can be printed, fancy cursive, or even different writing styles. To like, vibe with a specific medium, users/learners must have the appropriate sensory/motor gear, right? When it comes to talking, they must be able to hear extremely well in any situation and have mad skills at making sounds with their mouth. In the case of normie writing, they must be able to see with the necessary visual swag and have complete control over their hands, ya think? They must have the knowledge and skills described elsewhere, whether to identify, understand, and interpret the text or to organize, formulate, and produce it. This will be appropriate for any text, regardless of its tone. When it comes to learning or practicing foreign languages, the above should not be a deal-breaker for people with learning disabilities or sensory/motor disabilities. People have invented crazy devices to help people with sensory and motor issues, such as hearing aids and eye-controlled computer speech devices. And by employing effective methods and strategies, young people with learning disabilities can completely crush it when it comes to learning foreign languages. It is lit! Lip-reading, residual hearing exercises, and phonetic training have all helped severely deaf people excel at speech communication in a second or foreign language. Yas, queen! Humans, for example, can slay at overcoming communication barriers and making sense of texts if they are extremely determined and receive a lot of encouragement.

In theory, any text can be flexed across any platform. However, in practice, medium and text are extremely close, ya know? 

Scripts don't usually spill the beans like speeches do, you know? Alphabetic scripts do not typically display vibes such as stress, intonation, pausing, stylistic reduction, etc. Conso and logo scripts have a lower carrying capacity. Paralinguistic features are typically not represented in any script, though they may be mentioned in the text of a novel, play, etc. In contrast, paratextual features are completely used in writing, which is all about the spatial medium and not even an option in speech. Furthermore, the vibe of the medium heavily influences the vibe of the text, and vice versa. OMG, stone inscriptions are so hard and expensive to make, but they're super long-lasting and immovable. An air-letter is extremely inexpensive, simple to use, and portable, but it is also extremely light and fragile. OMG, electronic communication with a VDU does not have to leave any permanent traces. No cap! The texts they usually flex are completely different, fam. On the one hand, you have a meticulously crafted, low-key lit text that preserves important information for future generations while also encouraging everyone to respect the location and the people being celebrated. On the other hand, you got a quick scribbled note about the current tea, which is only interesting for a brief moment to the people chatting. A similar sense of classification emerges between text types and media, as it does between text types and activities. Books, magazines, and newspapers are all completely different types of media, right?