Instant messaging “a linguistic renaissance” for teens
University of Toronto researchers Sali Tagliamonte and Derek Denis have found that instant messaging, or IM, “language” is not almost as harmful to teenagers’ ability to communicate as some parents and teachers had feared.
In fact IM “speak” permits teenagers the opportunity to express themselves with a mixture of colloquial [...]
Instant messaging “a linguistic renaissance” for teens
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