“…Messages tend to become shorter (Goumi, Volckaert-Legrier, Bert-Erboul, & Bernicot, 2011) to accommodate imposed constraints (phone screen size and keyboard), with less respect given to grammar, spelling or conjugation. This new form of TEXTISMS AND TEXTERS' CREATIVITY 5 5 written expression saves time and space (Volckaert-Legrier, Goumi, Bert-Erboul, & Bernicot, 2015) but is cognitively expensive to produce for novice users (Combes, Volckaert-Legrier, & Largy, 2012a, 2012bCombes, Volckaert-Legrier, & Perret, 2018). From a scientific standpoint, this is rich material which opens up new research opportunities and questions for society.…”