John Mcwhorter: Txtng Is Killing Language

The Texting Generation Has texting changed the way you write or speak? In the article “2b or Not 2b?” by David Crystal, the advancement in technology and texting is explained to have effects on English and the way people write. Crystal also mentions that texting has helped students in their writing. Even though texting has taught kids and students how to create shortcuts in their writing, the English language will not change, students’ writing will not change, and the understanding of texting being different from writing will not change.

We as a society are evolving with each generation to come. We are getting stronger, faster, and smarter. Just as cell phones are no longer square blocks with numbers on them and TV’s are not in black and white, writing itself has also evolved. Once upon a time many wrote and spoke in a Shakespearean form of language and over the years it has evolved into something we call modern English. In recent years, technology has advanced greatly and cell phones have become one of our primary use of communication. With cell phones came a new form of writing called text messaging. Text messaging is used to send short, concise messages to anyone around the world. Often times text messages involve the use of abbreviations which stand for different things and also involves frequent use of emoji’s as a form of expression. This form of writing is now considered informal writing and is not acceptable in academic settings. In Michaela Cullington’s essay “Does Texting Affect Writing?” she touches on both sides of whether texting is hindering students writing or if it’s actually having a positive effect. She then makes is clear that she believes most students are educated enough to know when text speak is appropriate and when it’s not so therefore it has no effect on students. Although, I agree with her thesis, she lacks credibility due to her insufficient evidence. In addition, I also believe

Recently I read ‘Feed’, by M.T Anderson, a dystopian novel about how advancement in technology is negatively affecting our society and the way we communicate with each other. The author led me to believe that these advancements, such as texting, are causing our language to deteriorate. Further research proves that texting may be improving and many are learning to accept. When the era of the written word dies, will we be left with an illiterate generation with poor grammar? Students are texting constantly. In and out of class, it is becoming a bigger and bigger part of their lives. Some might say that we are creating a less literate generation, but research shows that texting improves student literacy for three reasons. First, texting improves

My response to the article of the week “Txring is killing language” is a presentation by the linguist John McWhorter giving his opinion on texting. He believes that texting is not killing language it’s actually creating a new language. Texting is a double bladed knife it can really benefit you when you need it. Like when you need a quick and fast answer from a friend or you can use emojis to show your expression. At the same time texting has killed many people because they were texting and driving. I agree with McWhorter on “texting is becoming a new language” but takes responsibility to use. Kids have been bullied thru texting and many kid have committed suicide. Many mistakes have made over texting if you are texting and someone sends you

The assigned reading for this week of the course is titled "Is texting killing the English language?", and was authored by John McWhorter. It appeared on time.com on April 25th, 2013.

Authors such as David Crystal along with language teachers like Shirley Holm supply Cullington with valuable experiences and opinions on why texting benefits young adults. Cullington picked up that texting allows students to have a “comfortable form of communication” (365) which aids them in their growth in the English subject. After the author gathered a great number of sources and opinions from either side, she then decided to conduct her own experiment to which she got her own results.

The video, “Txtng is killing language. JK!!!,” by John McWhorter uses language to persuade citizens. McWhorter speaks to persuade his audience to consider that texting is not killing language. In his speech, McWhorter also gives examples to why texting is not killing language. For example, he states that texting is a new language that young people of this generation use. How can texting be killing language if it is a completely new one? This persuades the audience to think that texting is not destroying language, and in fact, is a new one.

In Does Texting Affect Writing? Michaela Cullington responds to the criticism from the naysayers in the section called “Responses to Concerns about Textspeak.” I don’t feel she persuasively responds to the criticism from the naysayers. Cullington provides us with findings from a book and what supporters of texting think, but it lacks the “why” part of how texting is beneficial. She also goes on to say that teenagers created “an entirely new language” but that still does not explain to me how texting is affecting writing in a positive way.

“Does Texting Affect Writing" is divided into four parts: Concerns about Textspeak, Response to Concerns,

She seemed to be “surprised” at how unique the responses between college students and teachers were. Cullington examined research papers that students wrote and reported situations of textspeak. She discovered as the research papers demonstrated the base effect regarding texting on student composition and how college students have been able to separate in formal or standard English and informal or casual writing, tested by their term papers. Ever since technology began so prominent in the modern world, can anyone remember going outside for more than 30 minutes and not see a cell phone or computer? This is not only just like a phone call, but you'll be looking at your partner in the face, and are required to reply on the spot in this situation.

In the article “2b or not 2b”, David Crystal begins with discussing how others such as John Humphry argued that texters are “vandals who are doing to our language what Genghis Khan did to his neighbors 800 years ago. They are destroying it” (335). This is also the common belief of most people. People often argue about the bad points of technology over our language. However, Crystal believes that texting can improve children’s ability to read and write rather than hinder their literacy as many people claim. He also argues that not all texting are done in abbreviated words. Complex messages and institutional messages are often texted in standard form of

Among the language and writing, arise the texting. In the video, John affirms that texting it’s not writing, instead of this, texting is the act of write in same way that we talk. In my opinion, the main reflection that we have to do is how the technology affect

In the article” Is Texting Killing the English Language?” from TIME, they start the article off with one critic referring to texting as the downfall for the written word. “Penmanship for illiterates,” The article goes not agree with the critic. The article explains that texting is the new kind of talking. In these times there is hardly any hand written correspondence. If you want to reach out to someone you send then an email or the most common is a text. Texting has made reaching out to someone so easy and convenient. If you have a thought, or an idea you grab your phone and send a text message. You usually have a response within seconds. I don’t think that technology is killing the written language; I feel that it is just making it easier to have quick communication with others. I feel that texting is like short hand you are abbreviating words to get your message across quickly. Our society is so rushed and

Texting is not a language, it is not killing language. The language children are around is what determines the way they speak, not a simple text. In the TED Talk video “Txtng is killing language. JK” by John McWorther we are told that it is incorrect when a statement like this is spoken “Texting is a scurge. Texting spells the decline and fall of any kind of serious literacy or among any young people in the U.S and now the whole world today.” In order to see that texting is a miraculous thing we have to pull the camera back and look at what language really is. Texting is not writing, when you text you do not write in complete sentences, sometimes do not even give a complete thought.

Texting is a fairly new form of communication that has taken the world by storm. It became popular around 2001, and originally had its limitations, such as the 160-character limit. But now that technology has advanced, texting has followed along and is now a convenient, casual, and a more immediate way of communicating. So naturally, texting has evolved also in terms of the language used within it. We see this mostly in the form of abbreviations and short hand spelled words. Some people argue that texting has ruined the English language. Studies and observations have shown that the benefits of texting and cyber speak are much more broad then expected. Textisms have been shown to increase phonology skills, brain activity, creativity and provide a relatable outlet for students in education.