is texting ruining the english language? eva lin dep. of edu
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Is Texting Ruining the English Language?
Eva LinDep. of Edu
ACTIVITY
HOW TEXTING DEVELOPED?
How texting developed?
• “Short” text message sent between electronic devices(PC, cellphone, etc.)
• Less punctuation, loose structure, less capitalization
• more and more popular among younger generation through the internet
LANGUAGE AND TEXTING
Language and texting Spoken Language Written LanguageAge earlier much laterAcquisition start speaking during
the first two years of life inborn rather than
learned
have to learn to write typically builds on learning to speak
Retrievability could not be captured or preserved without recording
permanent
Formality more casual (7~10 words in a sentence)
more formal, reflective
Change continual and fast change
slower and less sweeping changes
Write like the way we speak
Language and texting
• Speak like writing v.s “write like speaking”• Development of technology makes it possible• Spoken language mixes with the written
language
A NEW FORM OF LANGUAGE
A new form of language
• A decline/down fall of writing skills/literacy?• Emerging complexity• LOL• Slash
Susan: I love the font your using it, btw.Julie: lol thanks gmail is being slow right now.Susan: lol, I know.Julie: lol, I see it.Susan: So what’s up?Julie: lol, I have to write a 10 page paper.
Sally: So I need to find people chill withJake: Haha so you’re going by yourself? Why?Sally: For this summer program at NYUJake: Haha. Slash I’m watching this video with suns player trying to shoot with one eye
A new form of language
• Require more awareness to text• Increase writing
CONCLUSION
conclusion
• An uncertified worry• A whole new language and an inevitable trend
in the near future• Similar changes in Chinese
潮屌 立馬已讀不回
GG了 神回覆肉搜
References
• http://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/whats-difference-between-speech-and-writing
• http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/25/is-texting-killing-the-english-language/
• http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk#t-503715
• http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.468.1595&rep=rep1&type=pdf
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