Chapter III. Research “sms-language in everyday speech’ 


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Chapter III. Research “sms-language in everyday speech’



Taking into consideration our theoretic research, I decided to make a survey and offered a questionnaire to the students and the teachers of English. We found out the frequency of the daily use of SMS- and e-mail language by the students and the teachers of English; made a survey in order to learn whether the students understand the meaning of SMS- or e-mail characters completely, only in the context or use them in the wrong way, defined what acronyms or abbreviations have gained the biggest popularity and created the glossary in English. We included fifty students (A) and twelve teachers (B) into the list of the respondents. It turned out that 100% of them not only have a notion of its existence, but use SMS- or e-mail characters in their E-mail messages to their Internet palls. (See Diagram 1).

 

Diagram 1

After that we made a survey in order to learn whether the students understand the meaning of the SMS-characters completely, only in the context or use them in the wrong way. 37 respondents (74%) claimed they understand the acronyms and abbreviations in the context (1), 11 students (22%) said they had certain difficulties defining the meaning of SMS-characters (2) and 2 students (4%) responded that they usually used the abbreviated text in the right way (3). (See Diagram 2). As far as the teachers of English are concerned, 8 persons (66.7%) were sure to use SMS- characters correctly (5) and 4 teachers (33.3%) pointed out that they needed the context to translate e-mail messages in the right way (6). (See Diagram 3).

Diagram 2 Diagram 3

Our next step was to interview the teachers of English and students and estimate what SMS-characters enjoy the greatest popularity. The glossary we created comprises 424 abbreviation/ acronyms and 19 smiley and graphic text messages.

It turned out that the teachers prefer acronyms to the others SMS-characters, then combined abbreviations follow, after that they named single letters or digits to replace the whole word, then a single letter or digit to replace a syllable and smiley or graphic text messages are at the end of the list. The students use smiley or graphic text messages most willingly, then acronyms and combined abbreviations go, the next place is taken by single letters or digits to replace the whole word and, finally, they pointed out that a single letter or digit to replace a syllable is not so popular as the others. (Diagrams 4A and 4B).

 

Diagram 4A

Diagram 4B

The next part of our research was aimed at discovering if the use of SMS-language depends on a person’s level of situational speech. First of all, we asked the students and teachers to make notes of 50 e-mail messages paying attention to the frequency of abbreviations and acronyms and found out that, on the average, the adult whose English can be characterized as being of advanced level uses SMS-characters in his or her e-mail messages twice as much as the students (22, 8 to 11, 3). (See Diagram 5).

Frequency of Use

Diagram 5

Then we offered different lexical exercises and tests to the teachers of English and the questioned students and the results are as following: 11 teachers (91.7 %) made no mistakes defining the meaning of the abbreviation or the acronym and 1 teacher (8.3%) used the SMS-character in an inappropriate way. At the same time 47 students (94 %) were wrong to apply this or that e-mail character while 3 of them (6 %) whose level of situational speech is high had no problem using abbreviations or acronyms as the key-elements of e-mail messages. (See Diagrams 6, 7).

 

Diagram 6 Diagram 7

 

Finally, we offered a questionnaire to define the attitude of the teachers and students to SMS-substitutes in e-mail messages. 10 teachers (83.3%) responded that since we are not native speakers of English and use SMS-language only corresponding with net-friends, it doesn’t corrupt everyday speech or writing at all. The same opinion was supported by all 50 students. 2 teachers (16,6%) have a different approach and say they hate different smiley or graphic text messages they get in SMS- or e-mail messages and they are sure of the negative impact of different substitutes on literary language. (See Diagrams 8, 9).

 

Diagram 8 Diagram 9

The results of both our theoretical research and our survey are summarized in the final part of the work, which also contains the glossary of SMS-substitutes.

CONCLUSION

Due to this research we managed to find out that speech consciousness of current tendencies is an inseparable element of learning a foreign language. E-mail and SMS-corresponding has rapidly taken on a distinct new format – that of the abbreviated text, especially in the conversations spoken by equals. It proved that communicating may help to set not only social links, but to enrich one’s situational speech in general and vocabulary as a comprehensive system in particular.

In our work we executed comparison between different groups of SMS-substitutes in English. We also estimatedthe frequency of their daily use in the languages; made a survey in order to learn whether the students and teachers of English understand the meaning of SMS- abbreviations and acronyms completely, only in the context or use them in the wrong way; discovered what SMS-substitutes have gained the biggest popularity and created the glossary regarding the research in English.

The results of the research prove that:

· On the one hand, SMS-substitutes can easily be overused and misused; they are inappropriate for formal speeches, business letters, and can also cause a loss of accuracy in communication.

· On the other hand, the reasonable use of SMS-language promotes lively speaking and writing, helps keep a language fresh and alive; it enables users to save time and money as it shortens a message.

· Since we are not native speakers of English and use SMS-language mostly in e-mail, it doesn’t corrupt everyday speech or writing.

· In case a person’s level of situational speech is advanced, the use of SMS-substitutes is more frequent and correct.

We can’t prove, of course, that it is a general tendency as the number of the respondents doesn’t allow making any scientific conclusion, but the received result may be regarded as a starting point to carry out a serious survey in the sphere of linguistics and, especially, Social English.

GLOSSARY

 

afaik atm asap
as far as I know at the moment as soon as possible
bbl bf or b/f and gf or g/f brb
for be back later boyfriend or girlfriend be right back
btw cam cas
by the way web camera cracking a smile
cnt cob cya
can't close of business see you (later)
dno dnt fnx
don't know don't thanks
ftw fya fyi
for the win for your action for your information
f9 g2g or gtg g2p or gtp
fine got to go got to pee
gd gg no re gj
good often repeated to be gdgd good game, no rematch good job
gna idc idk
gonna or going to i don't care i don't know
iirc ily or ilu imho
if I remember correctly I love you in my humble opinion
imo jic jk
in my opinion just in case just kidding
k kk kl
okay okay, cool cool
lol lmao l8
laugh out loud aughing my ass off late
l8r m8 n
later mate and
nm ne nefin
never mind any anything
np nt nw
no problem nice try no worries
omg pita pos
oh my god pain in the ass parents over shoulder
rofl roflmao rp
rolling on floor laughing rolling on floor laughing my ass off roleplay
slp/slpn soz sry
sleep/sleeping sorry sorry
tb tc thx
Text Back Take Care Thanks
ty tmr or tmz or tomoz ttml
Thank you tomorrow Talk to me later
ttyl or ttul txtm8 ty
Talk to you later textmate thank you
tym w/ or w w/e
time with weekend or whatever
w/o wb wb2my
without welcome back write back to my
wg whteva or woteva wk
well good what ever work or week
wkd wt or wut wubu2
wicked what What you been up to?

 

wuu2 yw
What are you up to? you're welcome
   
   
  A3 AAP
I don't know (adopted from the http error code 404) Anytime, anywhere, anyplace Always a pleasure
AAR AAS ADD
At any rate Alive and smiling Address
ADN AEAP AFAIK
Any day now As early as possible As far as I know
AFK AISB AKA
Away from keyboard As it should be Also known as
AML AOTA ASAP
All my love All of the above As soon as possible
A/S/L or ASL AT ATM
Age/sex/location At your terminal At the moment
AYEC AYOR B/F
At your earliest convenience At your own risk Boyfriend
B4 B4N BAK
Before Bye for now Back at keyboard
BAU BBIAF BBIAM
Business as usual Be back in a few Be back in a minute
BBL BBS BC
Be back later Be back soon Because
BCNU BF BFN
Be seein' you Best friend Bye for now
BG BGWM BLNT
Big grin Be gentle with me Better luck next time
BM&Y BOL BRB
Between me and you Best of luck Be right back
BRT BTA BTDT
Be right there But then again Been there, done that
BTW CMIIW CMON
By the way Correct me if I'm wrong Come on
COB COS CR8
Close of business Because Create
CRB CRBT CU
Come right back Crying really big tears See you
CUA CUL CUL8R
See you around See you later See you later
CWYL CYO CYA
Chat with you later See you online See ya
D/L DL DEGT
Download Download Don't even go there
DIKU DQMOT DTS
Do I know you? Don't quote me on this Don't think so
DV8 EBKAC EG
Deviate Error between keyboard and chair Evil grin
EMA EMFBI EOD
E-mail address Excuse me for butting in End of day
EOM EZY F2F
End of message Easy Face to face
F2T FBM FC
Free to talk Fine by me Fingers crossed
FICCL FISH FOMCL
Frankly I couldn't care a less First in, still here Falling off my chair laughing
FITB FRT FWIW
Fill in the blank For real though For what it's worth
FYEO FYI G
For your eyes only For your information Grin
G/F G2CU G2G
Girlfriend Good to see you Got to go
G2R G9 GA
Got to run Genius Go ahead
GAL GB GBU
Get a life Goodbye God bless you
GDR GFI GG
Grinning, ducking, and running Go for it Gotta Go or Good Game
GIAR GIGO GL
Give it a rest Garbage in, garbage out Good luck
GL/HF GLNG GMTA
Good luck, have fun Good luck next game Great minds think alike
OI GOL GR8
Get over it Giggling out loud Great
GR&D GT GTG
Grinning, running and ducking Good try Got to go
GTRM H&K H2CUS
Going to read mail Hugs & kisses Hope to see you soon
H8 HAGN HAGO
Hate Have a good night Have a good one
HAND HF HHIS
Have a nice day Have fun Head hanging in shame
HOAS HRU HTH
Hold on a second How are you? Hope this helps
HV IAC IANAL
Have In any case I am not a lawyer
IB IC ICBW
I'm back I see It could be worse
IDK IDTS IDUNNO
I don't know I don't think so I don't know
IG2R IIRC ILBL8
I got to run If I remember correctly I'll be late
ILU ILY IM
I love you I love you Instant message
IMHO IMNSHO IMO
In my humble opinion In my not so humble opinion In my opinion
IMS INAL IOW
I am sorry I'm not a lawyer In other words
IRL IRMC IUSS
In real life I rest my case If you say so
IYKWIM IYO IYSS
If you know what I mean In your opinion If you say so
j00r JAC JIC
Your Just a sec Just in case
JJA JK JMO
Just joking around Just kidding Just my opinion
JP k/b KISS
Just playing keyboard Keep it simple, stupid
KIT KOTC KOTL
Keep in touch Kiss on the cheek Kiss on the lips
KNIM l33t L8R
Know what I mean? leet "elite" Later
LD LERK LMAO
Later, Long distance leaving easy reach of keyboard Laughing my a** off
LOL LTM LTNS
Laughing out loud Laugh to myself Long time no see
LYLAS LYK M8
Love you like a sis like Mate
MFI MorF MSG
Mad for it Male or female? Message
MTF MTFBWU MUSM
More to follow May the force be with you Miss you so much
MYOB n00b N1
Mind your own business Newbie Nice one
NBD NE NE1
No big deal Any Anyone
NFM NIMBY NLT
None for me / Not for me Not in my back yard No later than

 

NM NMH NO1
Nothing much / Never mind Not much here No one
NOYB NP NRN
None of your business No problem No response/reply necessary

 

NVM NW NW)
Never mind No way No way out
OIC OMG OMW
Oh, I see Oh my God On my way
OO OOH OOTD
Over and out Out of here One of these days
OP OTB OTL
On phone Off to bed Out to lunch
OTOH OTT OTTOMH
On the other hand Over the top Off the top of my head
OTW OVA PCM
Off to work Over Please call me
PDQ PLMK PLS
Pretty darn quick Please let me know Please
PLZ PM PMFI
Please Private Message Pardon me for interrupting
PMFJI POAHF PPL
Pardon me for jumping in Put on a happy face People
PROLLY PRT PTL
Probably Party Praise the Lord
PTMM PXT PU
Please tell me more Please explain that That stinks!
Q QIK QT
Queue Quick Cutie
RL RME ROFL
Real life Rolling my eyes Rolling on floor laughing
ROTFL ROTFLUTS RSN
Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak Real soon now
RTM RUOK SAL
Read the manual Are you okay? Such a laugh
SBTSBC SC SETE
Same Bat-Time, Same Bat-Channel Stay cool Smiling Ear-to-Ear
S ICNR SIG2R SIS
Sorry, I could not resist Sorry, I got to run Snickering in silence
SIT SLAP SMHID
Stay in touch Sounds like a plan Scratching my head in disbelief
SNAFU SO SOL
Situation normal all fouled up Significant other Sooner or later
SOMY SOTMG SOZ
Sick of me yet? Short of time, must go Sorry

 

SPK SPST SRY
Speak Same place, same time Sorry
SS SSDD SSINF
So sorry Same stuff, different day So stupid it's not funny

 

STR8 STW SUITM
Straight Search the Web See you in the morning
SUL SUP SYL
See you later What's up? See you later
T+ TA TAFN
Think positive Thanks a lot That's all for now
TAM TBD TBH
Tomorrow a.m. To be determined To be honest
TC TGIF THX
Take care Thank God it's Friday Thanks
THNX THNQ TIA
Thanks Thank-you Thanks in advance
TIAD TLK2UL8R TMB
Tomorrow is another day Talk to you later Text me back
TMI TMOT TMWFI
Too much information Trust me on this Take my word for it
TNSTAAFL TPM TPTB
There's no such thing as a free lunch Tomorrow p.m. The powers that be
TSTB TTFN TTTT
The sooner, the better Ta ta for now These things take time
TTYL TTYS TU
Talk to you later Talk to you soon Thank you
TY TYT TYVM
Thank you Take your time Thank you very much
UGTBK UKTR UL
You've got to be kidding You know that's right Upload
UR UV UW
Your / You're Unpleasant visual You're welcome
WAM WAN2TLK WAYF
Wait a minute Want to talk Where are you from?
W/B WB W/E
Write back Welcome back Whatever
WIIFM WK WKD
What's in it for me? Week Weekend
WOMBAT WRK WRUD
Waste of money, brains and time Work What are you doing?
WTG WTH WU?
Way to go What the heck? What's up?
WUBU2? WUCIWUG WUF?
What have you been up to? What you see is what you get Where are you from?
WUWH WWJD WWYC
Wish you were here What would Jesus do? Write when you can
WYLEI WYSIWYG X
When you least expect it What you see is what you get Kiss
XLNT YA YBS
Excellent Your You'll be sorry
YGBKM You've got to be kidding me YKWYCD You know what you can do YMMV Your mileage may vary
     
YR YW ZZZZ
Your You're welcome bored/sleeping
     
         

 

SMILEY AND GRAPHIC TEXT MESSAGES

 

   
   
:-)P It's rude to pull your tongue
:)$ Man with beard?
:@ surprised?
:X Cross?
;l Sceptical?
   
8^+ not sure what this means?
:s Shocked
>'o'< Shouting?
:P sticking ur tongue owt
:- D welcome
   
:< sad
<3 love
:))) big grin
;=] smile and wink
(\_/) (O.o) (")(") bunny
:* kiss
</3 broken heart
\=! cool with a cap
:-) X happy face and kiss

 



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