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Texting Behavior and Language Skills in Children and Adults

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posted on 2023-05-22, 16:50 authored by Waldron, S, Nenagh KempNenagh Kemp, Plester, B, Wood, C
This chapter provides an overview of the current research on the use of text messaging and its relation to specific academic abilities, including spelling, reading, phonology, grammar, and general literacy skills. It discusses adult and child cohorts separately because of the striking differences that have been found between the two groups, and some suggestions are provided as to why these differences might exist. 'Textese' is a term used to describe the abbreviated or slang format that many people use while texting. In methodological terms, the researchers who have studied the use of texting and textisms have used a variety of task types. These include self-report, translation studies, scenario studies, and nat 1000 uralistic studies. Given that textism use is related to spelling, and spelling contributes to general writing ability, future researchers could consider the links between texting and general writing skill in more detail.

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Publication title

Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology and Society

Editors

LD Rosen, NA Cheever and LM Carrier

Pagination

232-249

ISBN

978-1-118-77202-7

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Extent

30

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Copyright 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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