Instant Messaging: A New Language?

Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 17:14 in Psychology & Sociology

For many adults over the age of 30, the former groupings of letters would seem incoherent, but for a newer generation of technologically-savvy young adults it can say a lot. Researchers found that instant messaging is a unique language form differing from Standard Written English.

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