Using “Txting” to teach/learn maternal languages

Aguaded Gomez, Ignacio; Côrtes Moreira, Sandra Cristina

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Aguaded Gomez, Ignacio

Côrtes Moreira, Sandra Cristina

Abstract(s)

Text messaging (commonly known as txting) has become a preferred form of communication among young people worldwide. More than a fashion accessory, texting from mobile devices is fast becoming a Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) form of expression, albeit one often accused of introducing dramatic changes to every language it touches. Even though we find signs of spelling and grammatical inventions in the text messages of young users —such as abbreviations, quick sentences, questionable punctuation—this practice will not affect the structure of a language, since languages (as products of conventions, accepted and transformed at the same rhythm as societies and mentalities that propel them) progress and modify themselves constantly, without being destroyed in the process.