Txtng. The Gr8 Db8. David Crystal. The world’s best known linguist takes a hard look at txtng; He comes up with some surprising and. Txting: the gr8 db8 by David Crystal. A linguist finds text messaging nothing to fear, discovers Tom Lamont. Tom Lamont. Sat 10 Oct Txtng has ratings and 52 reviews. Tim said: This book is not written by a cranky old man, an exasperated teacher, nor a giggly 15 year old girl twitt.
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I would have loved more about the changes in the Deaf community. Long liv r nobl Qun.
Crystal vb8 impressive evidence to support his argument, and at least some of it struck me, as superfluous. Some scholars are in an uproar, however. Even if the data were rock solid and reflected the analysis of much larger study groups, I question some of the author’s conclusions, especially since he seemingly made up his mind early on that text messaging’s positives outweigh its negatives.
Adding ample ammunition the gr8t txt db8t, Crystal’s book offers well-supported pro-texting arguments, entertaining texting excerpts, and often not-so-entertaining lists and tables of texting usages in over 11 languages. For example, we have used abbreviations such as I. Short messaging, short mail, SMSing, person-to-person messaging, mobile messaging, wireless messaging, text messaging, texting, txtng.
World figures went from 17 billion in to billion in Also, texting is more efficient than calling in some situations. And the best way to understand texting is this: Words and phrases are shortened to meet the character limits of text messaging as well as to speed up the process of texting.
But the author really didn’t have anything profound to say, and the book published in already seems dated.
The book also includes an interesting chapter on texting in othe The author of this book has an interesting, and positive, view on the texting phenomenon.
Unlike chat, a sender cannot assume a recipient will reply.
With the continued rise of social networking platforms that blur the distinction between text messages, online chat, and blogging, and with the move away from mobile phones sb8 numeric keypads in favour of smartphones and tablets with touchscreens, the character text message may not be around in db current f Given that this book was first published inand has sat unread on my shelf since then, I expected that it would be outdated, and largely superseded by developments in technology.
He read English at University College Londonspecialised in English language studies, did some research there at the Survey of English Usage under Randolph Quirkthen joined academic life as a lecturer in linguistics, first at Bangor, then at Reading.
One researcher Crystal draws heavily on is Naomi Baron. If you ever have to come across texting in your daily life and who doesn’t these days yr8, and whatever your attitude to texting gf8 be, you could benefit from reading this interesting little book.
I really wanted to see a substantive debate on that question, but I just don’t think this book delivered on its promise in that regard.
About Me I am a former linguistics Ph. The popular belief is that texting has evolved as a twenty-first century phenomenon — as a highly distinctive graphic style, full of abbreviations and deviant uses of language, used by a young generation that doesn’t care about standards. Indeed texting is so widespread that many parents, teachers, and media pundits have been outspoken in their criticism of it.
‘Gr8 Db8’ Defends The Linguistics Of Texting
Nov 16, Sinead rated it liked it. It isn’t just the USA that is panicking. I’m a total geek when it comes to English Language and I’m slowly working my way through David Crystal’s books. Half the class didn’t even own a computer. He published the first of his or so books inand became known chiefly for his research work in Tr8 language studies, in such fields as intonation and stylistics, yr8 in the application of linguistics to religious, educational and clinical contexts, notably in the development of a range of linguistic profiling techniques for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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‘Gr8 Db8’ Defends The Linguistics Of Texting : NPR
Students often find it helpful for notetaking but know not to use it for essays or assignments. The causes lie elsewhere. The slow start, it seems, was because the companies had trouble working out reliable ways of charging for the new service. One of the chapters asks “Who texts?
My very favorite was this one: It is written by a linguistics professor, which is what makes cb8 so fascinating.
Book Review: Txtng, The Gr8 Db8
If you want to understand his argument of the book in a few minutes, read the first and last chapters. Entertaining enough, did not rock my world.
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It all adds up to a jolly meditation, helped by the enthusiasm of a linguist revelling in newly coined lingo. The Hype About Texting 2. A pretty great summary and observational guide to The Texting Phenomenon. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.