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Elliptische Strukturen in SMS. Eine korpusbasierte Untersuchung des Schweizerdeutschen

Type of publication Peer-reviewed
Publikationsform Book (peer-reviewed)
Author Frick Karina,
Project SMS communication in Switzerland: Facets of linguistic variation in a multilingual country
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Book (peer-reviewed)

Publisher De Gruyter Mouton, Berlin Boston
ISBN 978-3-11-051581-7

Abstract

Because of their brevity and speed, text messages are often considered elliptical. This publication uses a Swiss German corpus of text messages to examine the validity of this assumption. It statistically analyzes pre-field and middle-field omissions as well as ellipsis of articles and prepositions. In addition, the authors examine whether newer technologies – such as the use of emojis in WhatsApp – influence elliptical structures.
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