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The Use Of Sms [Text Messaging] And Language Transformation In Bangladesh, Abu Sadat Nurullah
The Use Of Sms [Text Messaging] And Language Transformation In Bangladesh, Abu Sadat Nurullah
Abu Sadat Nurullah
The aim of the present paper is to explore the evolution of language in SMS-mediated communication among Bangladeshis, particularly among university students. Key findings indicate that the majority of respondents (69.7%) send 1-5 text messages (SMS) on an average each day, followed by 22.7% who send 6-10 SMS per day; that most young people (49.7%) mix up Bengali and English (known as Benglish) languages (also, Hindi and other languages) while typing SMS on their mobile phones; that most respondents (64.0%) do not follow the rules of capitalization while typing SMS; that most respondents (67.7%) use abbreviations (gr8, ASAP, LOL) in …