Keyword

textisms

Description: Informal spellings, abbreviations, and other linguistic forms associated with text messaging and digital communication, studied in language and literacy research.

Primary topic: Digital Communication and Language (85%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q2090785

OpenAlex ID: keywords/textisms

Exploring the relationship between children's knowledge of text message abbreviations and school literacy outcomes

2008 · Beverly Plester, Clare Wood, et al. · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · 237

Txt msg n school literacy: does texting and knowledge of text abbreviations adversely affect children's literacy attainment?

2008 · Beverly Plester, Clare Wood, et al. · Literacy · 175

The Relationship Between “Textisms” and Formal and Informal Writing Among Young Adults

2010 · Larry D. Rosen, Jennifer Chang, et al. · Communication Research · 132

Text‐message abbreviations and language skills in high school and university students

2010 · Sarah De Jonge, Nenagh Kemp · Journal of Research in Reading · 118

The effect of text messaging on 9‐ and 10‐year‐old children's reading, spelling and phonological processing skills

2011 · C. Wood, E. Jackson, et al. · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · 93

Children's text messaging: abbreviations, input methods and links with literacy

2011 · N. Kemp, C. Bushnell · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · 92

An Analysis of Language in University Students' Text Messages

2013 · Fiona Lyddy, Francesca Farina, et al. · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 86

How do skilled and less‐skilled spellers write text messages? A longitudinal study

2014 · J. Bernicot, A. Goumi, et al. · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · 83

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How character limit affects language usage in tweets

2019 · Arnout B. Boot, Erik Tjong Kim Sang, et al. · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · 78

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Texting, textese and literacy abilities: a naturalistic study

2012 · Michelle Drouin, Brent Driver · Journal of Research in Reading · 78

Texting versus txtng: reading and writing text messages, and links with other linguistic skills

2010 · Nenagh Kemp · Writing Systems Research · 77

Does SMS text messaging help or harm adults' knowledge of standard spelling?

2011 · D. Powell, M. Dixon · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · 72

The Effects of Text Messaging and Instant Messaging on Literacy

2013 · Lieke Verheijen · English Studies · 69

‘txtN is ez f u no h2 rd’: the relation between reading ability and text‐messaging behaviour

2011 · J.E.L. Coe, J.V. Oakhill · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · 65

Txt lang: Texting, textism use and literacy abilities in adolescents with and without specific language impairment

2011 · K. Durkin, G. Conti‐Ramsden, et al. · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning · 62

SMS Communication: A Linguistic Approach

2014 · Louise‐Amélie Cougnon, Cédrick Fairon · 50

The Influence of Texting Language on Grammar and Executive Functions in Primary School Children

2016 · Chantal N. van Dijk, Merel van Witteloostuijn, et al. · PLoS ONE · 46

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Text-Messaging Practices and Links to General Spelling Skill: A Study of Australian Children.

2011 · C. Bushnell, Nenagh Kemp · eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) · 46

A longitudinal study of children's text messaging and literacy development

2011 · Clare Wood, Sally Meachem, et al. · British Journal of Psychology · 45

Communication accommodation in text messages: Exploring liking, power, and sex as predictors of textisms

2018 · Aubrie Adams, Jai Miles, et al. · The Journal of Social Psychology · 43

Focus on Text Messages: A Review of Studies in French

2015 · Olga Volckaert-Legrier, Antonine Goumi, et al. · IGI Global eBooks · 41

Undergraduates’ attitudes to text messaging language use and intrusions of textisms into formal writing

2013 · Abbie Grace, Nenagh Kemp, et al. · New Media & Society · 41

Punctuation in text messages may convey abruptness. Period

2017 · Kenneth J. Houghton, Sri Siddhi N. Upadhyay, et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 37

Exploring the longitudinal relationships between the use of grammar in text messaging and performance on grammatical tasks

2014 · Clare Wood, Nenagh Kemp, et al. · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · 37

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Undergraduates’ text messaging language and literacy skills

2013 · Abbie Grace, Nenagh Kemp, et al. · Reading and Writing · 32

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Citation count: 2,508