Richard Ling

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

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• Women’s messages are longer

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• Women use more complex structure and grammar

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

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• Women use more greetings and words of parting

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• Women use more emotional content

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

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• Women observe conventional rules more than men