Author： Tagg Caroline Baron Alistair Rayson Paul
Publisher： John Benjamins Publishing Company
E-ISSN： 1569-9927|35|2|367-388
ISSN： 0378-4169
Source： Lingvisticæ Investigationes. International Journal of Linguistics and Language Resources, Vol.35, Iss.2, 2012-01, pp. : 367-388
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Abstract
Spelling variation, although present in all varieties of English, is particularly prevalent in SMS text messaging. Researchers argue that spelling variants in SMSes are principled and meaningful, reflecting patterns of variation across historical and contemporary texts, and contributing to the performance of social identities. However, little attempt has yet been made to empirically validate SMS spelling patterns (for most languages, with the notable exception of French) and verify the extent to which they mirror those in other texts.
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