Richard Ling

Folie 1

• Norwegian researcher who stated the lexical, morphological and syntactic choices are different between men and women when texting

Folie 2

• Women’s messages are longer

Folie 3

• Women use more complex structure and grammar

Folie 4

• Men use one sentence/ one clause/ one thought constrictions
• note : particularly 16-19 y/o’s

Folie 5

• Women use more greetings and words of parting

Folie 6

• Women use more emotional content

Folie 7

• Women (and younger people) are more likely to use shortened forms and emojis

Folie 8

• Women observe conventional rules more than men