"Given that the general attitude toward text messaging is that it comes from the linguistic bottom, it may well be that this masheen-sent lingua franca may proov to one day be less obleek than it is now."(AmmonShea).
Response:
I do not think that it will truly affect the English language, but it is affecting our writing. Text messaging shorts have been showing up in students writing in school, and I myself have had to catch myself while typing a paper to not type such things as LOL, or WTH. I have even heard teachers of elementary school students comment on finding LOL on their students papers. I do not think that is exactly a problem that will affect anything in the long run, but because it is a habit and students are so use to texting that when typing it just comes out as natural movement of their hands. It comes out more in the younger students and high school age, but as they enter the college realm a more sophisticated form of typing and thinking come the forefront and they are more aware of what they are typing. In the younger ages as long as teachers make it clear that text language is not appropriate for classroom writing, and teach the proper structure and grammar then it should not be too much of a problem.
References:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html.Shea, Ammon. "The Keypad Solution." The New York Times 22 Jan. 2010, sec. Magazine: n. pag. nytimes.com. Web. 4 Feb. 2012.
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I chose this video because it shows that text language is showing up in the classroom, and that teaching proper structure, and grammar can help this issue.
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