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Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 is a admit written by linguist David Crystal.
The title is a logogram which stands for Texting: The Great Debate. In his book, Crystal examines the habit of text messaging and its effect on language and literacy. Based on research and experimental results, he disagrees with the popular view that the use of abbreviations and slang, such as those in SMS language, will lead to low literacy and bad spelling among children.[1]
[edit] of import Points
Crystal put forward the following points in his book:[2]
Typically, less than 10% of the words are abbreviated in text messages.
Abbreviating is non a new language; instead, it has been kick in for many decades.
Children and adults both use SMS language, the latter being much likely to do so.
Students do not habitually use abbreviations in their homework or examinations.
Sending text messages is not a cause of bad spelling because people motivation to know how to spell before they can send a text message.
Sending text messages improves peoples literacy, as it provides more luck for people to engage with the language through reading and writing. This is particularly useful for school-age children.
[edit] References
1.^ The Times Review, Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
2.^ David Crystals Blog
Crystal, David (2008). Txtng: The Gr8 Db8. Oxford University Press.
ISBN 978-0-19-954490-5
[edit] External links
Oxford University Press, Txtng: The Gr8 Db8
Newsweek Article, The Death of English (LOL)
countersign Review By: Baron, Naomi S. Language, Dec2009, Vol. 85 Issue 4, p914-916, 3p
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