This article reviews empirical studies published in the last decade on the effects of text
messaging and instant messaging on literacy to determine whether they positively or …

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks
covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning …

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When sending text messages on their mobile phone to friends, children often use a special
type of register, which is called textese. This register allows the omission of words and the …

In this study, we examined texting behaviours, text message characteristics (textese) of
actual sent text messages and the relationships between texting, textese and literacy …

Digital technologies have become an increasingly prominent feature of children's lives both
within and outside educational environments (McCoy, Quail, and Smyth 2012. Influences on …

Research has demonstrated that use of texting slang (textisms) when text messaging does
not appear to impact negatively on children's literacy outcomes and may even benefit …

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Learning and the E-Generation examines the impact of new and emerging digital
technologies—from computers and tablets to social media and video games—on learners in …

Many youths are hooked on social media nowadays. Because computer-mediated
communication (CMC) often deviates from standard language norms, it is feared to hurt …