ABSTRACT: The purpose of the research is to highlight the language of youth which has been generally debated in face to face communication and in computer mediated communication. This research attempts to investigate the linguistic attitude of young students in SMS text messaging. Gender differentiation in the linguistic aspects of SMS text messaging is an important factor. The methodology of current research is mixed method which is descriptive and quantitative in its nature. Data shows that this informal and abbreviated language which is used by young learners while texting, students often shorten their words and sentences as much as possible. However, text messaging for male and female students differs in lexical reduction and attenuation. Males use more initials, clippings, and subtitles for their messages than females.……………………
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