Title: Txtng
Subtitle: The Gr8 Db8
Published: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press
http://www.oup.com/us
Author: David Crystal
Hardback: ISBN: 0199544905 9780199544905 Pages: 256 Price: U.S. $ 19.95
Abstract:
"Crystal presents a compelling arguement in favor of texting as a force for, and signifier of, linguistic ability." --The Times, London
"A work that needed to be written, it's wholly persuasive in its arguments and it makes the blusterers look a bit silly." --New York Post
"...wise, engagingly written, informative book." --Daily Mail
In this humorous, level-headed and insightful book, David Crystal argues that the panic over texting is misplaced. Crystal, a world renowned linguist, looks at every aspect of text-messaging and considers its effects on literacy, language, and society. He explains how texting began, how it works, who uses it, and how much it is used, and he shows how to interpret the mixture of pictograms, logograms, abbreviations, symbols, and wordplay typically used in texting. He finds that the texting system of conveying sounds and concepts goes back a long way--to the very origins of writing. And far from hindering children's literacy, texting turns out to help it.
Linguistic Field(s):
Sociolinguistics
Writing Systems
linguistlist.org>
E-mail this message to a friend
