Ile tekstomowy w wypowiedziach pisemnych gimnazjalistów?

Abstract

The author analyzes a collection of two types of texts – SMSes and essays – written by junior high school students. During the comparative qualitative-quantitative analysis, she seeks, mainly in the lexis of the texts, but also in the iconic (emoticon) and extra-language layers, traces of the influence that media communication (short text messages) has had on the written language of the students. The author comes to the conclusion that the influence of textspeak on the written language of youth is relatively small. What emerges from intensive SMS communication is a change in the attitude of young users towards language and an extension of the influence of the youth sociolect on the school discourse.