Metaphonology in text messages
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2007
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Lódz Studies in Language. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
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The proliferation of mobile phones has introduced a phenomenon known as
text messaging, which has prompted the dynamic and rapid growth of a new quality of
the English language. One of the characteristics of text messages is the extensive use of
metaphonological phenomena, like in the following instances: ROTFL (rolling on the
floor laughing), 2nite (tonight) B4 (before) and coz (because).
The paper is organized in the following way: first, an introduction to the
phenomenon of text messages is presented. Then, metaphonological phenomena such
as acronyms, blendings, the ABC language and simplified orthography are illustrated
and discussed. The paper concludes that text messages creatively exploit the existing
metaphonological phenomena due the medium’s specific properties which are a 148-160
characters protocol and the numeric phone keypad rather than as a form of puns or
word play.
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text messages, textese, metaphonology, acronyms, blendings, ABC language, simplified orthography, grapheme
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Kul, Malgorzata. 2007a. “Metaphonology in text messages”. In: Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, Tomasz Pludowski, and Dolores Valencia Tanno (eds.), The media and international communication. MediaCom. Lódz Studies in Language. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. 429-442.