TY - BOOK AU - Crystal,David TI - Txtng: the Gr8 Db8 SN - 0199544905 (uk) AV - TK5105.73 .C79 2008 U1 - 004.692 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Electronic mail systems KW - Slang KW - Online data processing KW - Acronyms KW - Text messages (Cell phone systems) KW - Cellular telephones KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The hype about texting -- How weird is texting? -- What makes texting distinctive? -- Why do they do it? -- Who texts? -- What do they text about? -- How do other languages do it? -- Why all the fuss? -- Glossary -- English text abbreviations -- Text abbreviations in eleven languages ER -