There is more to chat discourse than written conversation
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2010/03/0042/000162Keywords:
chats, spelling, deviations, phonetic and phonological knowledgeAbstract
In this paper, we aim at comparing some deviations from standard writing present in Portuguese and English informal chats in order to reflect on the linguistic knowledge that lies beneath these innovative spellings: phonetic, phonological or orthographic.
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