78-612: S3X may refer to: s3X, Internet slang for sex S3X, a concept car that lead to the Chevrolet Captiva Synare S3X, electronic drum equipment Sturmey-Archer S3X, a cycle gear hub "S3X", a 2009 TV episode of Brothers & Sisters season 3 S3X, the Tesla model range scheme, an Easter eggs in Tesla products See also [ edit ] Sex (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
156-815: A "stage direction" like fashion, where the actual action is not carried out but substituted with a verbal signal. The notions of flaming and trolling have also extended outside the computer, and are used in the same circumstances of deliberate or unintentional implicatures. The expansion of Internet slang has been furthered through codification and the promotion of digital literacy. The subsequently existing and growing popularity of such references among those online as well as offline has thus advanced Internet slang literacy and globalized it. Awareness and proficiency in manipulating Internet slang in both online and offline communication indicates digital literacy and teaching materials have even been developed to further this knowledge. A South Korean publisher, for example, has published
234-598: A 1.27 metre optical telescope was opened in 2013 to replace the previous observatory at Canopus Hill , near Hobart. The observatory joined the universities two other observatories including the Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory and Ceduna Radio Observatory in Ceduna , South Australia . In 2019, the University of Tasmania announced its intention to move from its Sandy Bay campus and into
312-417: A Norwegian-born economist, saw contention peak while the move to Sandy Bay was delayed. In a passionate open letter to the premier, Philosophy Professor Sydney Orr goaded the government into establishing the 1955 Royal Commission into the university. The commission's report demanded extensive reform of both university and governing council. Staff were delighted, while lay administrators fumed. On 10 May 1949,
390-672: A Torch enflamed Proper on a Chief Gules a Pale Azure fimbriated Or charged with a representation of the Southern Cross Argent between two closed Books clasped Or. In 1936 the University Council ran a competition to produce a draft set of Arms to replace the common seal it had used since 1901, based on the badge of the Tasmanian Council of Education with the motto Floreat Tasmania (May Tasmania Prosper). The winning design included four key elements of
468-409: A channel which facilitates and constrains the ability to communicate in ways that are fundamentally different from those found in other semiotic situations. Many of the expectations and practices which we associate with spoken and written language are no longer applicable. The Internet itself is ideal for new slang to emerge because of the richness of the medium and the availability of information. Slang
546-418: A commitment to carbon neutrality, which has been certified by Climate Active since 2016. The University of Tasmania was established on 1 January 1890, after the abolition of overseas scholarships freed up funds. It immediately took over the role of the Tasmanian Council for Education. Richard Deodatus Poulett Harris , who had long advocated for the establishment of the university, became its first warden of
624-472: A degradation of standard. Some would even attribute any decline of standard formal English to the increase in usage of electronic communication. It has also been suggested that the linguistic differences between Standard English and CMC can have implications for literacy education. This is illustrated by the widely reported example of a school essay submitted by a Scottish teenager, which contained many abbreviations and acronyms likened to SMS language . There
702-434: A homogeneous language variety; rather, it differs according to the user and type of Internet situation. Audience design occurs in online platforms, and therefore online communities can develop their own sociolects , or shared linguistic norms. Within the language of Internet slang, there is still an element of prescriptivism , as seen in style guides , for example Wired Style , which are specifically aimed at usage on
780-519: A means of "opposition" to mainstream language, its popularity with today's globalized digitally literate population has shifted it into a part of everyday language, where it also leaves a profound impact. Frequently used slang also have become conventionalised into memetic "unit[s] of cultural information". These memes in turn are further spread through their use on the Internet, prominently through websites. The Internet as an "information superhighway"
858-602: A purpose-built new campus at Sandy Bay, though many departments were initially housed in ex-World War II wooden huts. It profited from increasing federal finance following the 1957 Murray Report. Medical and Agricultural Schools were established and the sciences obtained adequate laboratories. Physics achieved world recognition in astronomy (optical, radio and cosmic rays), while other departments attracted good scholars and graduates were celebrated in many fields. Student facilities improved remarkably. The 1965 Martin Report established
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#1732798115095936-580: A range of disciplines, and has links with 20 specialist research institutes and co-operative research centres. Its Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has strongly contributed to the university's multiple 5 rating scores ( well above world standard ) for excellence in research awarded by the Australian Research Council . The university also delivers tertiary education at the Australian Maritime College ,
1014-624: A similar space of interaction. At the same time, Internet slang has also taken a place as part of everyday offline language, among those with digital access. The nature and content of online conversation is brought forward to direct offline communication through the telephone and direct talking, as well as through written language , such as in writing notes or letters. In the case of interjections, such as numerically based and abbreviated Internet slang, are not pronounced as they are written physically or replaced by any actual action. Rather, they become lexicalized and spoken like non-slang words in
1092-410: A single library system: The university's research strengths aim to take advantage of Tasmania's unique characteristics, including its natural environment and geographical location. The research strengths lie in the thematic areas of Environment, Resources and Sustainability; Creativity, Culture and Society; Health; Marine, Antarctic and Maritime; and Data, Knowledge and Decision-making. Globally, UTAS
1170-496: A slang unique to the Internet is to ease communication . However, while Internet slang shortcuts save time for the writer, they take two times as long for the reader to understand, according to a study by the University of Tasmania . On the other hand, similar to the use of slang in traditional face-to-face speech or written language, slang on the Internet is often a way of indicating group membership . Internet slang provides
1248-454: A textbook that details the meaning and context of use for common Internet slang instances and is targeted at young children who will soon be using the Internet. Similarly, Internet slang has been recommended as language teaching material in second language classrooms in order to raise communicative competence by imparting some of the cultural value attached to a language that is available only in slang. Meanwhile, well-known dictionaries such as
1326-707: A traditional role for universities, and a more practical role for colleges of advanced education. The Tasmanian Government duly created the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education (TCAE) in 1966 sited on Mount Nelson above the university. It initially incorporated The School of Art, the Conservatorium of Music and the Hobart Teachers College. In 1971, a Launceston campus of the TCAE was announced. These were fateful decisions, as events over
1404-776: Is #293 in the QS World University Rankings 2025, #301–350 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024, #273 in the USNWR 2022–2023 Best Global Universities Rankings, and #201–300 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2023. The Tasmania Scholarships program supports the university's commitment to offer students equal learning opportunity. It assists talented students, both locally, nationally and internationally. Industry contributions now make up
1482-448: Is a result of a lack of motivation to monitor speech online. Hale and Scanlon describe language in emails as being derived from "writing the way people talk", and that there is no need to insist on 'Standard' English. English users, in particular, have an extensive tradition of etiquette guides, instead of traditional prescriptive treatises, that offer pointers on linguistic appropriateness. Using and spreading Internet slang also adds onto
1560-466: Is also catalysed through slang. The evolution of slang has also created a 'slang union' as part of a unique, specialised subculture. Such impacts are, however, limited and requires further discussion especially from the non-English world. This is because Internet slang is prevalent in languages more actively used on the Internet , like English , which is the Internet's lingua franca . In Japanese,
1638-461: Is also thus motivated for the "creation and sustenance of online communities". These communities, in turn, play a role in solidarity or identification or an exclusive or common cause. David Crystal distinguishes among five areas of the Internet where slang is used- The Web itself , email , asynchronous chat (for example, mailing lists ), synchronous chat (for example, Internet Relay Chat ), and virtual worlds . The electronic character of
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#17327981150951716-686: Is between the English "haha" and the Spanish "jaja", where both are onomatopoeic expressions of laughter, but the difference in language also meant a different consonant for the same sound to be produced. For more examples of how other languages express "laughing out loud", see also: LOL In terms of culture, in Chinese, the numerically based onomatopoeia "770880" ( simplified Chinese : 亲亲你抱抱你 ; traditional Chinese : 親親你抱抱你 ; pinyin : qīn qīn nǐ bào bào nǐ ), which means to 'kiss and hug you',
1794-737: Is constantly changing, it is difficult to provide a standardized definition. However, it can be understood to be any 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 , 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. Many people also use Internet slang in face-to-face, real life communication. Internet slang originated in
1872-416: Is determined by the size and configuration of the screen. Additionally, both sender and receiver are constrained linguistically by the properties of the internet software , computer hardware , and networking hardware linking them. Electronic discourse refers to writing that is "very often reads as if it were being spoken – that is, as if the sender were writing talking". Internet slang does not constitute
1950-433: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Internet slang Internet slang (also called Internet shorthand , cyber-slang , netspeak , digispeak or chatspeak ) is a non-standard or unofficial form of language used by people on the Internet to communicate to one another. An example of Internet slang is " lol " meaning "laugh out loud." Since Internet slang
2028-501: Is important for the various types of slang used online to be recognizable for everyone. It is also important to do so because of how other languages are quickly catching up with English on the Internet, following the increase in Internet usage in predominantly non-English speaking countries. In fact, as of January 2020, only approximately 25.9% of the online population is made up of English speakers. Different cultures tend to have different motivations behind their choice of slang, on top of
2106-437: Is still a lack of studies done by researchers on some differences between the countries. On the whole, the popular use of Internet slang has resulted in a unique online and offline community as well as a couple sub-categories of "special internet slang which is different from other slang spread on the whole internet... similar to jargon... usually decided by the sharing community". It has also led to virtual communities marked by
2184-485: Is strictly prohibited!]), and also translates even fundamental terms into German equivalents. In April 2014, Gawker ' s editor-in-chief Max Read instituted new writing style guidelines banning internet slang for his writing staff. Internet slang has gained attraction, however in other publications ranging from Buzzfeed to The Washington Post, gaining attention from younger viewers. Clickbait headlines have particularly sparked attention, originating from
2262-505: Is used. In German, there is already considerable controversy regarding the use of anglicisms outside of CMC. This situation is even more problematic within CMC, since the jargon of the medium is dominated by English terms. An extreme example of an anti-anglicisms perspective can be observed from the chatroom rules of a Christian site, which bans all anglicisms (" Das Verwenden von Anglizismen ist strengstens untersagt! " [Using anglicisms
2340-490: Is used. This is comparable to "XOXO", which many Internet users use. In French, "pk" or "pq" is used in the place of pourquoi, which means 'why'. This is an example of a combination of onomatopoeia and shortening of the original word for convenience when writing online. In conclusion, every different country has their own language background and cultural differences and hence, they tend to have their own rules and motivations for their own Internet slang. However, at present, there
2418-585: The ODE and Merriam-Webster have been updated with a significant and growing body of slang jargon. Besides common examples, lesser known slang and slang with a non-English etymology have also found a place in standardized linguistic references. Along with these instances, literature in user-contributed dictionaries such as Urban Dictionary has also been added to. Codification seems to be qualified through frequency of use, and novel creations are often not accepted by other users of slang. Although Internet slang began as
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2496-768: The Old Nick Company ; and various sporting clubs, including cricket , football , rugby union and soccer . The TUU also publishes the independent student media at the University of Tasmania, Togatus . Postgraduate students are represented by the TUU through the Tasmania University Union Postgraduate Council. The TUU Postgraduate Council was previously organised as the Tasmania University Postgraduate Association (TUPA). TUPA
2574-592: The Second World War , while the Optical Munitions Annexe assisted the war effort, local graduates, replacing soldier academics, taught a handful of students. New post-war staff, many with overseas experience, pressed for removal to adequate facilities at Sandy Bay on an old rifle range. Chancellor Sir John Morris , also Chief Justice, though a dynamic reformer, antagonised academics by his authoritarianism. Vice-chancellor Torleiv Hytten ,
2652-520: The Supreme Court of Tasmania and the High Court of Australia . The Tasmanian Chair of Philosophy was boycotted. In 1966 Orr received some financial compensation from the university, which also established a cast-iron tenure system. The latter disappeared with the federal reorganisation of higher education in the late 1980s. In the early 1960s The University of Tasmania at last transferred to
2730-699: The 'unified national system' provided later support for this initiative. The Tasmanian State Institute of Technology became the Newnham Campus of the university on 1 January 1991, exactly 101 years after the university's founding. A new campus at Burnie on the North-West Coast of Tasmania was opened in 1995, and later became known as the Cradle Coast Campus. In 2001, the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI)
2808-669: The 1936 design were kept with slight adjustments made to comply with heraldic rules. The university maintains five multi-disciplinary research themes that provide ability for interdisciplinary collaboration. The University of Tasmania maintains close linkages with the Tasmanian Government and its departments, with the teaching hospitals, with the Tasmania Police, and with relevant industry bodies such as fishing and farming. The University of Tasmania library system comprises seven physical libraries integrated into
2886-476: The CBD. The new city university precincts consist of West End, Midtown, Domain , Medical Precinct, and Wapping, with the old Sandy Bay campus to be transformed into a "world-leading example of a sustainable urban community". The transition is expected to take place over the next 10 years, with a priority placed on student and community satisfaction. The move to the city has attracted significant community opposition (in
2964-652: The Central Business District of Hobart . As part of the plan, on 8 April 2019, UTAS acquired the K&;D Warehouse along Melville Street, adding to the number of university buildings within the city centre. The warehouse was initially intended for accommodation, but following the release of the Draft Masterplan in May 2021, would be proposed as the new site for Engineering and Technology. In 2018
3042-705: The Government and the Law Society of Alberta . The TLRI has been used as a template for the establishment of similar institutes at the University of Adelaide with the South Australian Law Reform Institute and in the Australian Capital Territory. Damian Bugg became the university's chancellor in 2006, having previously served as a member of the University Council since 2001. Bugg was an alumnus of
3120-434: The Internet is not primarily used. Internet slang is now prevalent in telephony, mainly through short messages ( SMS ) communication. Abbreviations and interjections , especially, have been popularized in this medium, perhaps due to the limited character space for writing messages on mobile phones. Another possible reason for this spread is the convenience of transferring the existing mappings between expression and meaning into
3198-434: The Internet. Even so, few users consciously heed these prescriptive recommendations on CMC ( Computer-mediated communication ), but rather adapt their styles based on what they encounter online. Although it is difficult to produce a clear definition of Internet slang, the following types of slang may be observed. This list is not exhaustive. Many debates about how the use of slang on the Internet influences language outside of
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3276-753: The State could not last, however, and following two more reports, the university incorporated the remaining courses of the Hobart campus of the College of Advanced Education in 1981, which raised its numbers to 5000. The Launceston campus of the TCAE renamed itself the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology (TSIT). In 1987, the University Council resolved to approach the TSIT to negotiate a merger to minimise ongoing conflict. The 'Dawkins Revolution' and
3354-885: The Tasmanian Government. Until 2008, there were two separate student unions: the Tasmania University Union (TUU) in Hobart and the Student Association (SA) in Launceston . Following the abolition of compulsory student unionism in 2007, the SA and the TUU amalgamated into one statewide organisation representing all UTAS students. The TUU is responsible for the overseeing of all the university's many sports clubs and societies. Some of these include faculty-based societies providing academic and careers guidance; societies relating to various interests, such as
3432-1074: The University Apartments in Sandy Bay and Hobart Apartments in the Hobart CBD, Endeavour Hall in Beauty Point for students of the Australian Maritime College , Newnham Apartments and Inveresk Apartments in Launceston, and West Park Apartments in Burnie. One other residential college once existed in Hobart – Ena Waite Women's College (1968–1980), operated by the Catholic Church and located in central Hobart, which amalgamated with St. John Fisher College . An off-campus student residence in Launceston, Clarence House, operated from 2004 to 2008. The University of Tasmania has produced many notable alumni, with graduates having held
3510-667: The University bought the Forestry building a heritage-listed complex situated at 79–93 Melville Street, Hobart. The University reported in January 2023 that the Forestry building "will be restored and given new life as an inner-city hub for the learning, research and collaboration over the next two years". The project will also restore the living forest to the dome. The masterplan includes targets for increased sustainability , community involvement, and better methods of transport into
3588-742: The University of Tasmania Sandy Bay campus, which is partly repurpose for the University of Tasmania old campus. The university has three main campuses based in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie. It also has a number of small, specialist facilities within the College of Health and Medicine at the Rozelle campus in Sydney. It also has a joint research facility at the city's Australian National Maritime Museum in Pyrmont. The University of Tasmania has five colleges, previously known as faculties, some divided into schools and institutes: The university currently holds
3666-560: The backbone of the Tasmania Scholarships program. The development and growth of this initiative into one of the most successful sponsored programs in the country is exceptional by any standard. Around 10 per cent of all domestic students at UTAS receive some sort of scholarship or financial assistance. Scholarships are also offered under the banner of the Jim Bacon Memorial Scholarship , funded by
3744-461: The best to use depending on the product or goods. Furthermore, an overuse of Internet slang also negatively effects the brand due to quality of the advertisement, but using an appropriate amount would be sufficient in providing more attention to the ad. According to the experiment, Internet slang helped capture the attention of the consumers of necessity items. However, the demographic of luxury goods differ, and using Internet slang would potentially have
3822-589: The brand lose credibility due to the appropriateness of Internet slang. University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania ( UTAS ) is a public research university , primarily located in Tasmania , Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College , one of the university's residential colleges, first proposed in 1840 in Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Franklin 's Legislative Council,
3900-401: The channel has a fundamental influence on the language of the medium. Options for communication are constrained by the nature of the hardware needed in order to gain Internet access. Thus, productive linguistic capacity (the type of information that can be sent) is determined by the preassigned characters on a keyboard , and receptive linguistic capacity (the type of information that can be seen)
3978-527: The cultural currency of a language. It is important to the speakers of the language due to the foundation it provides for identifying within a group, and also for defining a person's individual linguistic and communicative competence. The result is a specialized subculture based on its use of slang. In scholarly research, attention has, for example, been drawn to the effect of the use of Internet slang in ethnography , and more importantly to how conversational relationships online change structurally because slang
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#17327981150954056-410: The current Arms of the university including a lion (representing Tasmania), a book (representing the academic side of the university), a Southern Cross (representing Australia) and a torch (representing the athletic side of the university), over a crown (Or) (signifying the royal charter held by the university). The official coat of arms was granted by the College of Heralds in 1978. The core elements of
4134-452: The difference in language used. For example, in China , because of the tough Internet regulations imposed, users tend to use certain slang to talk about issues deemed as sensitive to the government. These include using symbols to separate the characters of a word to avoid detection from manual or automated text pattern scanning and consequential censorship . An outstanding example is the use of
4212-434: The digital sphere go on. Even though the direct causal relationship between the Internet and language has yet to be proven by any scientific research, Internet slang has invited split views on its influence on the standard of language use in non- computer-mediated communications . Prescriptivists tend to have the widespread belief that the Internet has a negative influence on the future of language, and that it could lead to
4290-445: The early days of the Internet with some terms predating the Internet. The earliest forms of Internet slang assumed people's knowledge of programming and commands in a specific language. Internet slang is used in chat rooms , social networking services , online games , video games and in the online community . Since 1979, users of communications networks like Usenet created their own shorthand . The primary motivation for using
4368-558: The former Hobart High School, facilities were totally outgrown, but the state government was slow to fund a new campus. In 1914 the university petitioned King George V for Letters Patent , which request he granted. The Letters Patent, sometimes called the Royal Charter , granted the university's degrees status as equivalent to the established universities of the United Kingdom, where such equivalents existed. During
4446-821: The local council area of Hobart City Council, in which the Sandy Bay campus is located) which has culminated in an elector poll being held on the issue in October 2022 at the same time as the Tasmanian local government elections. 74.38% of polled electors in the Hobart City Council area voted against the University's proposal to relocate. It is not known if the same concerns are held by the wider Tasmanian community. In August 2024, another education entity, National Institute of Education and Technology (NIET, Hobart Centre) moved in Old Hytten Building at
4524-564: The national centre for maritime education, training and research. The University has also demonstrated strong outcomes on climate change , sustainability, and resource management, earning it a high global ranking in the Times Higher Education Impact Ratings in 2022 and 2023. UTAS's initiatives include climate-focused research, offering over 100 courses with climate-focused units, low-carbon energy use in new campus developments, divesting from fossil fuels, and
4602-429: The next years showed. It was argued that the TCAE attempted to compete with the university, not complement it. In 1978 the University of Tasmania took over two of the courses offered by the TCAE in Hobart, Pharmacy and Surveying, following a report by Professor Karmel, and another by H.E. Cosgrove. Some other TCAE courses in Hobart moved to Launceston. The curious situation of three separate courses in teacher education in
4680-606: The offices of Governor of Tasmania , Justices of the High, Supreme, Federal courts, Premiers of Tasmania and elected leaders of other states and territories, Rhodes Scholars , the first female professor in Australia, ministers of foreign countries, Lord Mayors , academics, architects, historians, poets, philosophers, politicians, scientists, physicists, authors, industry leaders, defence force personnel, corporate leaders, community leaders, and artists. There are over 100,000 graduates of
4758-459: The particular language the Internet users speak. Significantly, this same style of slang creation is also found in non-alphabetical languages as, for example, a form of " e gao " or alternative political discourse. The difference in language often results in miscommunication, as seen in an onomatopoeic example, "555", which sounds like "crying" in Chinese, and "laughing" in Thai. A similar example
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#17327981150954836-598: The passing of traditions from one cohort to the next. The southern colleges annually compete in a series of sporting events including Rugby , Australian Football , Cricket , Softball , Basketball , Table Tennis , Tennis and Soccer . The college system comprises Christ College , Jane Franklin Hall and St. John Fisher College , and Hytten Hall (originally open from 1959–1980 and re-established in 2023) in Hobart, and Kerslake Hall , Leprena and Investigator Hall in Launceston. The university accommodation system also includes
4914-414: The rise of Buzzfeed in the journalistic sphere which ultimately lead to an online landscape populated with social media references and a shift in language use. Internet slang has crossed from being mediated by the computer into other non-physical domains. Here, these domains are taken to refer to any domain of interaction where interlocutors need not be geographically proximate to one another, and where
4992-448: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S3X&oldid=1237004144 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
5070-786: The secretariat role of the International Antarctic Institute established in 2006 in partnership with 19 institutions in 12 countries. A partnership between the university and the Cradle Coast Authority established the Institute for Regional Development at the Cradle Coast campus in 2005. The Grant of Arms was made by the College of Arms . The blazon reads: Argent a Lion passant Gules armed and langued Azure holding in its dexter paw
5148-674: The senate. The first degrees to graduates admitted ad eundem gradum and diplomas were awarded in June 1890. The university was offered an ornate sandstone building on the Queens Domain in Hobart , previously the High School of Hobart, though it was leased by others until mid-1892. This eventually became known as University House. Three lecturers began teaching 11 students from 22 March 1893, once University House had been renovated. Parliamentarians branding it an unnecessary luxury made
5226-434: The specific slang they use and led to a more homogenized yet diverse online culture. Internet slang can make advertisements more effective. Through two empirical studies, it was proven that Internet slang could help promote or capture the crowd's attention through advertisement, but did not increase the sales of the product. However, using Internet slang in advertisement may attract a certain demographic, and might not be
5304-452: The term moe has come into common use among slang users to mean something "preciously cute" and appealing. Aside from the more frequent abbreviations, acronyms, and emoticons , Internet slang also uses archaic words or the lesser-known meanings of mainstream terms. Regular words can also be altered into something with a similar pronunciation but altogether different meaning, or attributed new meanings altogether. Phonetic transcriptions are
5382-402: The term river crab to denote censorship. River crab (hexie) is pronounced the same as "harmony"—the official term used to justify political discipline and censorship. As such Chinese netizens reappropriate the official terms in a sarcastic way. Abbreviations are popular across different cultures, including countries like Japan , China , France , Portugal , etc., and are used according to
5460-411: The transformation of words to how it sounds in a certain language, and are used as internet slang. In places where logographic languages are used, such as China, a visual Internet slang exists, giving characters dual meanings, one direct and one implied. The Internet has helped people from all over the world to become connected to one another, enabling "global" relationships to be formed. As such, it
5538-400: The university awarded its first Doctor of Philosophy to Joan Munro Ford. Ford worked as a research biologist in the University of Tasmania's Department of Physics between 1940 and 1950. In early 1956 Orr was summarily dismissed, mainly for his alleged though denied seduction of a student. A ten-year battle involved academics in Australia and overseas. Orr lost an unfair dismissal action in
5616-599: The university in 2008. The merger helped streamline degree programs and improved provision of basic services at the combined Newnham campus. The university formed the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) in 2010 to help integrate the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studied and the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, as well as the universities existing marine and Antarctic facility. The Greenhill Observatory which houses
5694-479: The university who studied law and resided at John Fisher College where he was president. While chancellor, he also served as Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions . That year the university opened two satellite campuses in Sydney, offering nursing and paramedic education in partnership with local hospitals and health services such as St Vincent's Hospital . The Australian Maritime College (AMC) merged with
5772-584: The university's early existence precarious. The institution's encouragement of female students fuelled criticism. James Backhouse Walker , a local lawyer and briefly vice-chancellor, mounted a courageous defence. According to Chancellor Sir John Morris, from 1918 until 1939 the institution still 'limped along'. Distinguished staff had already been appointed, such as historian William Jethro Brown , physicists and mathematicians Alexander McAulay and his son Alexander Leicester McAulay, classicist RL Dunbabin, and philosopher and polymath Edmund Morris Miller . Housed in
5850-431: Was established in 1982 to represent postgraduate research students on campus independently of the TUU. The university maintains a strong residential college system, as well as providing more independent apartment-style living. A key aspect of campus life, the residential colleges are equipped with modern facilities and host several events during the semesters. The colleges also maintain their respective student clubs, key in
5928-822: Was established to create a link between institutional law reform in the State created by the demise of first the Tasmanian Law Reform Commission in 1989, and then its replacement, the Tasmanian Law Reform Commissioner in 1997. The new institutes model was based on the Alberta Law Reform Institute, an agency based on an agreement between the Canadian province of Alberta, the Law Society, and the University of Alberta and funded primarily by
6006-484: Was great condemnation of this style by the mass media as well as educationists, who expressed that this showed diminishing literacy or linguistic abilities. On the other hand, descriptivists have counter-argued that the Internet allows better expressions of a language. Rather than established linguistic conventions, linguistic choices sometimes reflect personal taste. It has also been suggested that as opposed to intentionally flouting language conventions, Internet slang
6084-514: Was modelled on the Oxford and Cambridge colleges, and was founded in 1846, making it the oldest tertiary institution in the country. The university is a sandstone university , a member of the international Association of Commonwealth Universities , and the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning . The university offers various undergraduate and graduate programs in
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