Text messaging is just the most recent focus of people's anxiety; what people are really worried about is a new generation gaining control of what they see as their language.
At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects. - David Crystal
At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects.
- David Crystal
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you … - David Crystal
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you …
Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries - eventually - reflect popular choices. - David Crystal
Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries - eventually - reflect popular choices.
Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people have b… - David Crystal
Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people have b…
Research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to man… - David Crystal
Research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to man…
Grammar is what gives sense to language .... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the busine… - David Crystal
Grammar is what gives sense to language .... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the busine…
English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the Fr… - David Crystal
English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the Fr…
A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread. - David Crystal
A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread.
Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood. - David Crystal
Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.
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