Instant Messaging (IM)is of Little or No Interest to Linguists

question 118

True/False

Instant messaging (IM)is of little or no interest to linguists because it is an inadequate form of communication.

---

Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service supplied is equal to the quantity demanded.

Surplus

An excess amount of something, especially in the context of production and supply exceeding demand in economics, leading to a situation where the quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded.

Nonprice Rationing

Methods of allocating goods and services without adjusting prices, often used in times of shortages, such as queuing or allocating based on need.

Queuing

The process or system by which people or items are arranged in a line awaiting their turn to be attended to or processed.