Routledge Research in Language and Communication

The Pragmatics of Text Messaging: Making Meaning in Messages

1st Edition

By Michelle A. McSweeney
August 14, 2020

This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating the function of alternative and creative linguistic features and their role in conveying tone through text. Drawing on a corpus of nearly 45,000 text messages donated by bilingual young ...