The Importance Of Language

Register to read the introduction… Even the words we have used as recently as the 30’s have developed, things are no longer ‘spiffing’ they are great. This example becomes even more exaggerated and apparent when we compare the language of Shakespearian England to today. If there had been a band of people to rally against the word ‘thy’ becoming ‘thee’ and then ultimately the word we know today ‘the’ then we would perhaps still have linguistic feet planted in the past. As is stands new words enter the dictionary every year. There is not argument when ‘copernicium’ enters the dictionary (a word so new the spell check on my computer doesn’t recognise) Language has words that fall out of usage and new words that come in. Language is another aspect of our culture, as fashion, technology, and living habits change, so does language. It is draconian to be so comfortable with the current that we refuse to accept the future. A language revolution is taking place in teenager’s bedrooms; the youth is leading a change. They are not being anarchists, language is fit for purpose and teenager’s purpose is to communicate. The creativity may not be a conscious thought here, though what is happening is most undoubtedly creative. Language is an institution, and what people are doing is taking the rules of Standard English and bending them, if not all breaking …show more content…
55% of users on web based interactions are females which relates to a study published that states, ‘ teen females send an incredible 4,050 texts pers month, while teen males send an average of 2, 539 texts. These statistics go in fellowship with other statistics; girls receive higher GCSE grades than boys. Social networking isn’t the devil in disguise, rather than entrapping these girls in poor language skills it is offering them a way to express themselves. I speak on behalf of my gender and myself when I say that I enjoy communicating with my friends on a social networking platform though I know the difference between communicating with friends and …show more content…
Phonetic spelling is when a word is spelt like it said. The example of phonetic speaking in this text is, ‘fink’ in place of the standard think. A team of researchers in Canada found that children who write phonetically receive higher grades on literacy tests. The reason I believe for this is that even from key stage one children are being taught that ‘b’ makers a ‘ber’ sound and ‘f’ a ‘fer’ sound. This is not the only reason I think this though, language is something that needs to be grasped and understood, phonetic spelling is a means to do this. The Nielson study found that people who spell phonetically have a larger creative section in their brain. To be able to reinterpret something for ease is creative. In the same way that the Walkman was reinterpreted to the iPod, adaption for the sake of progression and ease is a creative