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- Title
A Linguistic Study of Abbreviations in SMS.
- Authors
Kumar, Naveen
- Abstract
Of late, whenever one sees a short form of a word in written communication, the common utterance is, "Oh! SMS Language!?" Abbreviations have become such inseparable parts of SMS lingo. Concerns are expressed about language deterioration due to the excessive use of abbreviations. Parents are bothered about their children getting addicted to 'txtng' (texting), i.e., lacking spelling skills. The teachers are getting the answer scripts with SMS abbreviations and are puzzled if they can accept those abbreviations as they too have begun to comprehend and use abbreviations like 'u'. Linguists have been inquisitively observing the biggest ever language revolution happening due to the electronic medium. This article is an attempt to study the abbreviations used in SMS, their formation and variety. Through that, an attempt is made to analyse the techniques used in the process of abbreviation.
- Subjects
TEXT messages; PARENT-child relationships; WRITTEN communication; COMMUNICATION methodology; LINGUISTICS
- Publication
Language in India, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 6, p271
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article