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Jun 19, 2014 · isn’t, like, ruining young people’s grammar. Despite the lack of punctuation and abbreviations, texting isn’t having an adverse effect on young people’s grammar. Flickr/Difei Li, CC BY-SA ...
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Sep 27, 2021 · The punctuation is polite when speaking to someone older than you or above you at work, but off-putting among friends. Simply put, the inclusion of a formality in casual communication is unnerving ...
Sep 5, 2020 · Binghamton University psychology professor Celia Klin says a period can inadvertently set a tone, because while text messaging may function like speech, it lacks many of the expressive features of ...
Dec 22, 2013 · Students’ increasing use of text messaging language has prompted concern that textisms (e.g., 2 for to, dont for don’t, ☺) will intrude into their formal written work. Eighty-six Australian and 150 Canadian undergraduates were asked to rate the appropriateness of textism use in various situations.
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Nov 14, 2013 · The high-frequency words that appear in the text messages but are not found in the hundred most frequent words in the other corpora reflect the use of text messaging for social purposes, to make arrangements and engage with others; for example, words such as ‘hi,’ ‘love,’ ‘meet,’ and ‘thanks’ occur.
Mar 11, 2022 · Biber and Conrad (2009) specify that text messaging is distinguished by its use of paralinguistic features, most commonly the use of abbreviated forms and nonstandard punctuation and capitalization. At one extreme within their study, a few texters used standard English grammar, punctuation, and capitalization while a few at the other extreme used “a very condensed form” (p. 205)—lots of ...
Jun 6, 2018 · Drawing on a corpus of nearly 45,000 text messages donated by bilingual young adults in New York City, this volume explores the ways in which the use of texting features such as ‘lol,’ emojis, abbreviations, and acronyms is systematic and essential.
