Ke Dise, Mi Arma? Dialectal Varieties in WhatsApp Digital Norm of Andalusian Adolescent Speakers

This article analyzes the written expression in WhatsApp-type instant messaging applications of Andalusian adolescents who are last years compulsory education Spain. It aims to establish relationship between most relevant characteristics digital norm used by their communications through WhatsApp and dialectal variety Spanish. Additionally, this study intends determine whether writing influences standard orthography Spanish school texts. A quantitative methodology has been used, analyzing objective data carrying out a systematic structured information collection process. descriptive research design was employed using textual content analysis. The results show that linguistic identity adolescent speakers on is mainly identified with suprasegmental features such as intonation rhythm. Textisms related loss intervocalic -d- stand out, well those which reproduce different realizations phonemes /s/ /ʝ/. These characterize coincide distinguish way pronouncing these textisms not do cause non-standard orthography.