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Texting and corpora
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The impact of text messaging on society has been profound, changing communication patterns and sparking public debate about the implications for language and literacy. The perceived need to counteract negative media portrayals of texting forms the starting-point of much linguistic research (Anis, 2007; Dürscheid and Stark, 2011; Thurlow, 2003), and the fact that linguists see themselves as entering a public debate is illustrated in the title of David Crystal’s popular book, Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 (2008). Perhaps unsurprisingly, the disapproving stance taken by the media towards texting tends to be based on extreme or ‘fictionalised’ cases of highly unconventional spelling practices (Thurlow, 2006). One of the aims of this chapter is to show how corpus-based research can enable linguists to challenge common assumptions around texting and to explore actual texting practices. Corpora reveal meaningful patterns in the way words are spelt, as well as evidence of language play and creative code-switching which serve as sources of individual expression.
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URL: http://oro.open.ac.uk/45602/
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The past is the future with the lights on: Reflections on AELFE´s 20th birthday
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In: Ibérica: Revista de la Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos ( AELFE ), ISSN 1139-7241, Nº. 24, 2012, pags. 29-42 (2012)
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Disciplinary identities: individuality and community in academic writing
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Projecting an academic identity in some reflective genres
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In: Ibérica: Revista de la Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos ( AELFE ), ISSN 1139-7241, Nº. 21, 2011, pags. 9-30 (2011)
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Learning to write: issues in theory, research, and pedagogy
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Hyland, Ken. - : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011
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Projecting an academic identity in some reflective genres
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Hyland, Ken. - : Asociacion Europea de Lenguas para Fines Especificos, 2011
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Disciplines and discourses: social interactions in the construction of knowledge
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Hyland, Ken. - : Parlor Press and the WAC Clearinghouse, 2011
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