LINGUIST List 23.318 Wed Jan 18 2012 Media: Researchers posit a new ''text message written register'' Editor for this issue: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Brent Woo , Researchers posit a new ''text message written register'' Message 1: Researchers posit a new ''text message written register'' Date: 18-Jan-2012 From: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> Subject: Researchers posit a new ''text message written register'' E-mail this message to a friend The Montreal Gazette reports that researchers at Simon Fraser University have sent out a "call for text messages". They have set up a site where you can find information about donating texts. They are looking to find evidence for their hypothesis that "people who use [text message] short-cuts and abbreviations aren't just lazy". Instead, "They are being very creative and efficient at communicating, using novel forms of communications." Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/being+when+text/6013594/story.ht ml Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 18-Jan-2012       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.