Children’s and adults’ use of unconventional grammar in text messaging
Study details
| Year: | 2011 |
| Scope: | Local |
| Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Methodology: | Empirical research – Mixed methods |
| Methods of data collection: | Interview; Textual / documentary / content analysis |
| Researched Groups: | Children |
| Children Ages: | Kids (6-10 Years old); Pre-adolescents (11-13 Years old); Adolescents (14-18 Years old); Young adults (19-24 Years old) |
| Funder: | N/A |
| Has Formal Ethical Clearance: | Yes |
| Consents: | Consent obtained from parents; Consent obtained from children |
| Informed Consent: | Consent obtained |
| Data Set Availability: | Not mentioned |
Goals
To examine whether grammatical violations in text messages are related to poorer performance on
tasks of grammatical knowledge