1st Edition
The Pragmatics of Text Messaging Making Meaning in Messages
By Michelle A. McSweeney
Copyright 2018
192 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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 adults in New York City, this volume explores the ways in which the use of texting features such as... Read more
1. A Language Is Born: Introduction
2. Txts in Focus: Participants and Corpus
3. It’s All in the ‘Contxt’: Theoretical Background
4. Mind Your Texts: Politeness
5. Txt Acts: Speech Acts
6. *Nvrmnd: Identity Performance
7. We Don’t Speak Phone: Bilingual texting
8. Txt IRL: Conclusion
Biography
Michelle A. McSweeney is a Research Scholar in the Center for Spatial Research at Columbia University. She completed her PhD in Linguistics in Interactive Technology and Pedagogy in 2016 at the Graduate Center at City University of New York. Her recent work focuses on digital writing in romantic relationships.
