Inside Text: an introduction; Changing Cultures of Written Communication: Letter -- E-mail -- SMS; Language in SMS -- a socio-linguistic view; Please reply! The replying norm in adolescent SMS communication; Nascent Communication Genres within SMS and MMS; From Voice to Text: continuity and change in the use of mobile phones in France and Japan; Intimate Connections: Contextualizing Japanese youth and mobile messaging; The Breakthrough of Text Messaging in Finland; SMS Use Among Deaf Teens and Young Adults in Norway
Summary
SMS or Text is one of the most popular forms of messaging. This book brings together scientific studies into the values that provides both cultural variation in countries as different as the Philippines and Germany, as well as the differences between SMSand other communications channels like Instant Messaging and the traditional letter
