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