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K pasa bro? Code mixing and multimodal elements in WhatsApp communication in vulnerable and non-vulnerable contexts

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Fernández-Juliá, Olga
Gómez-Camacho, Alejandro

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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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This study investigates differences and similarities in the use of English words and multimodal elements in the digital texts of students from vulnerable and non-vulnerable contexts. In addition, differences in the use of textisms between males and females are analysed. For this purpose, a case study was carried out that compared the writing of students in schools areas with social transformation needs (ASTNs) and in schools in areas without social transformation needs (ANSTNs). The sample consisted of 126 students in the third and fourth year of compulsory secondary education, aged 14, 15 and 16. The results show a differentiated behaviour in both contexts. Furthermore, it is observed that, in line with previous literature, females use more textisms in general, as well as lexical-semantic items, although this conclusion is only validated for ANSTNs. These findings reaffirm the need not to generalise adolescents' digital writing, but to consider their specific context, as there are large differences depending on the background.
Este estudio investiga las diferencias y semejanzas en el uso de palabras en inglés y elementos multimodales en los textos digitales de estudiantes de contextos vulnerables y no vulnerables. Además, se analizan las diferencias en el uso de textismos entre hombres y mujeres. Para ello, se realizó un estudio de casos comparando la escritura de alumnos en centros con necesidades de transformación social (ZNTS) y en centros sin necesidad de transformación social (ZSNTS). La muestra consistió en 126 estudiantes de tercer y cuarto curso de educación secundaria obligatoria, correspondientes a 14, 15 y 16 años. Los resultados muestran un comportamiento diferenciado en ambos contextos. Además, se observa que, conforme a la bibliografía previa, las mujeres utilizan más textismos en general, así como elementos del plano léxico-semántico, aunque esta conclusión solo se valida para los centros en ZSNTS. Estos hallazgos reafirman la necesidad de no generalizar la escritura digital de los adolescentes, sino considerar su contexto específico, ya que existen grandes diferencias según el entorno.

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IJERI: International journal of Educational Research and Innovation, ISSN-e 2386-4303, n. 23, 2025

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