In today’s technology-driven society, the availability of instant messaging via cellphones and the internet has allowed youth to text in abbreviated styles of writing. This has even grown into its own language, which is known as “chatspeak”, or “texting”. This new form of communication has become so prominent that some educators worry that it may be damaging their literacy skills. Some even suspect that it may replace Standard English all together (as in George Orwell’s 1984, where Newspeak is used as abbreviated English). Others, though, say that it is allowing teenagers to contribute to the evolution of the English language.
Throughout the centuries, English has subtly changed, but the rise of texting has brought dramatic shifts to the language. In texting, the conventional orthographic structure is abandoned in favour of a looser, more unstable structure that is free of Capitalization, grammar, and punctuation. This allows teenagers to write and receive messages faster. It also gives them less time to think about what they are writing, and so they type as if in a hurry.
Sceptics of texting also note that it narrows the individuals’ availability of words to express what they want to say. It avoids the richness of the English language and instead shrinks their vocabulary. In school, for instance, many “texters” have trouble expressing themselves through writing.
Another negative impact of texting is its clash with Standard English in schools. Many teachers have seen the use of the texting language in essays and homework. They note that teenagers who text daily usually have more spelling and grammar mistakes in their work. Even such a simple word as “there” may be misspelled as “ther”.
On the othur hand, some people think that texting is a good thing 4 kids. They say that it gives them the chance 2 make ther own language. By putting the words short, it makes it easier and faster for them 2 rite. Sum resurchurs even say that txtng is hlpng ther wrtng skllz. Sinse thay tak out mst ov the vowels whn thay wrt, thse rsurchurs cnclud tht it also tks awy the dffcults of lurng the English Language.
Naturally, the English Language has evolved throughout the ages. Therefore, many interpret texting as just another form of English that has developed in the 21st Century. Texting could then be seen as just abbreviated English that is based in its mother language. Enable to understand and “decode” typed texting, they say, one must also understand the conventions of grammar and structure in Standard English. Hence, the orthographic and phonographic framework would be preserved, rather than abandoned. Texting could act as a code, and the key to unlocking this code would be the constituents that make up the English Language.
One notable code that is used in classic literature is in James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. This novel is written using a combination of over 60 different languages, purposefully misspelled words, and almost completely abandons the orthographic structure. It is considered one of the most difficult of all novels to read, and at first glance, just seems to be a load of gibberish, without any characters, settings, or a plot. However, upon closer inspection, one can see an actual story, written in such a way as to purposefully mimic a dream. In an essence, this unusual form of writing expanded the expressive possibilities of literature and of documenting the human experience.
Could texting revolutionize English in a similar way? Almost certainly not, because that’s not its main purpose. It could though, some experts say, help the younger generation in learning their literacy skills.
I think texting is neither destroying nor contributing to the development of the English Language. Although it may be clashing with the traditional, neat structure of the language, I doubt that it will replace it all together. It is based solely in English, and enable to understand it one must also have firm knowledge of the origins of the mother dialect and its conventions. A French speaker, for instance, wouldn’t understand it. Therefore, I don’t think texting is demolishing the literacy skills of today’s youth. I do, however, think that it is interfering with them. Both Standard English and texting are clashing over the same grounds. Neither will rise above the other, in my opinion. Like the relationship between English and French, they must become separate and be used in different circumstances and places, without melding and forming an incoherent mess. I think that the traditional English should be used as the formal and general forms of writing (taught in school), while texting for chats and technological communications, where the structure is less important and is basically for just sending quick messages. This would, I think, preserve the richness of the English Language and maintain its usage while having texting as a separate entity for a quicker means of communication. May it be this way?
In today’s technology-driven society, the availability of instant messaging via cellphones and the internet has allowed youth to text in abbreviated styles of writing. This has even grown into its own language, which is known as “chatspeak”, or “texting”. This new form of communication has become so prominent that some educators worry that it may be damaging their literacy skills. Some even suspect that it may replace Standard English all together (as in George Orwell’s 1984, where Newspeak is used as abbreviated English). Others, though, say that it is allowing teenagers to contribute to the evolution of the English language.
Throughout the centuries, English has subtly changed, but the rise of texting has brought dramatic shifts to the language. In texting, the conventional orthographic structure is abandoned in favour of a looser, more unstable structure that is free of Capitalization, grammar, and punctuation. This allows teenagers to write and receive messages faster. It also gives them less time to think about what they are writing, and so they type as if in a hurry.
Sceptics of texting also note that it narrows the individuals’ availability of words to express what they want to say. It avoids the richness of the English language and instead shrinks their vocabulary. In school, for instance, many “texters” have trouble expressing themselves through writing.
Another negative impact of texting is its clash with Standard English in schools. Many teachers have seen the use of the texting language in essays and homework. They note that teenagers who text daily usually have more spelling and grammar mistakes in their work. Even such a simple word as “there” may be misspelled as “ther”.
On the othur hand, some people think that texting is a good thing 4 kids. They say that it gives them the chance 2 make ther own language. By putting the words short, it makes it easier and faster for them 2 rite. Sum resurchurs even say that txtng is hlpng ther wrtng skllz. Sinse thay tak out mst ov the vowels whn thay wrt, thse rsurchurs cnclud tht it also tks awy the dffcults of lurng the English Language.
Naturally, the English Language has evolved throughout the ages. Therefore, many interpret texting as just another form of English that has developed in the 21st Century. Texting could then be seen as just abbreviated English that is based in its mother language. Enable to understand and “decode” typed texting, they say, one must also understand the conventions of grammar and structure in Standard English. Hence, the orthographic and phonographic framework would be preserved, rather than abandoned. Texting could act as a code, and the key to unlocking this code would be the constituents that make up the English Language.
One notable code that is used in classic literature is in James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. This novel is written using a combination of over 60 different languages, purposefully misspelled words, and almost completely abandons the orthographic structure. It is considered one of the most difficult of all novels to read, and at first glance, just seems to be a load of gibberish, without any characters, settings, or a plot. However, upon closer inspection, one can see an actual story, written in such a way as to purposefully mimic a dream. In an essence, this unusual form of writing expanded the expressive possibilities of literature and of documenting the human experience.
Could texting revolutionize English in a similar way? Almost certainly not, because that’s not its main purpose. It could though, some experts say, help the younger generation in learning their literacy skills.
I think texting is neither destroying nor contributing to the development of the English Language. Although it may be clashing with the traditional, neat structure of the language, I doubt that it will replace it all together. It is based solely in English, and enable to understand it one must also have firm knowledge of the origins of the mother dialect and its conventions. A French speaker, for instance, wouldn’t understand it. Therefore, I don’t think texting is demolishing the literacy skills of today’s youth. I do, however, think that it is interfering with them. Both Standard English and texting are clashing over the same grounds. Neither will rise above the other, in my opinion. Like the relationship between English and French, they must become separate and be used in different circumstances and places, without melding and forming an incoherent mess. I think that the traditional English should be used as the formal and general forms of writing (taught in school), while texting for chats and technological communications, where the structure is less important and is basically for just sending quick messages. This would, I think, preserve the richness of the English Language and maintain its usage while having texting as a separate entity for a quicker means of communication. May it be this way?
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