Textisms, grammatical features and sentence types in the SMS and IM paragraphs of EFAL learners

This study investigated the writing of short message service (SMS) and instant message (IM) paragraphs through mobile phones by 29 participants. The latter were Grade 8a English first additional language learners at a junior secondary school in Mthatha. Participants were assigned two topics – one on...

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Main Author: Chaka, Chaka
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-12-01
Series:Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning
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Online Access:http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/597