Friday, February 11, 2011

The phenomenon of language SMS Rampant


Princess Susan Maushart 16-year-old often say "Ily!" When out of the house. However, the mother knew not to complain. What is this phenomenon?

"Mother of a teenager was glad to hear the words" I Love You "from her child regardless of its form," said one researcher. In addition, there are various forms of "LOL" (laugh out loud) that is used as a verb teenage girl.

Of course, there are acronyms more 'alien' who used her son, Bill, "WTF (What the f ** k), Mom?!". But before you judge, noted that former VP candidate Sarah Palin also used it in one TV interview.

CNN's Anderson Cooper from using this language to show in the evening. Acronyms have been used for several years. But with the arrival of SMS and Twitter, it seemed to make us talk with a group of letters.

This question is of interest to linguists, though they will say no concrete research on this subject. "Amazing," said socio linguist and professor of the University of Pittsburgh Scott Kiesling.

"Interestingly for me as a linguist is to find out the word that will be used and why." What makes the OMG and WTF and LOL to be very useful so that the spread in the form of written and said, he added.

According to Kiesling, one thing is possible, that is some new acronym actually be thought to express something different from the words that shape it.

For example, "You wouldn't say, 'OMG, that person just jumped off a cliff. But you will say,' OMG, do you see those red pants That person is wearing? '" He concluded.