Capitalization
In the case of capitalization in SMS language, there are three scenarios:
SMS messages with:
- No capitalization
- Capitalization of only the first word
- Full capitalization as appropriate that conforms to all grammatical rules
Most SMS messages have done away with capitalization. Use of capitalizations on the first word of a message may in fact, not be intentional, and may likely be due to the default capitalization setting of devices.
Capitalization too may encode prosodic elements, where copious use may signify the textual equivalent of raised voice to indicate heightened emotion.
Read more about this topic: SMS Language, Linguistic Properties and Style, Paralinguistic and Prosodic Features