Double Entry 3

"Gradually, we have become less obsessed with correctness and more focused on tolerance and personal expression."


     The first article, "Are Digital Media Changing Language?", was great and I really enjoyed reading it.  The two mains points that were hit on were Whatever and Control. Both of which were very well expressed and I could not agree more with them.  The "Whatever approach simply stated that people just do not care enough anymore about language and as long as you are able to express yourself that is all that really matters.  The "Control" touched on the fact that we are more easily able to control our surroundings through technology, which is quite obvious, however we also see it as a way to control our communication. Another quote that was eye opening  from the "Control" section; "As the arsenal of control devices continues to grow, we increasingly come to see language not as an opportunity for interpersonal dialogue but as a system we can maneuver for individual gain."  This was just a brilliant observation.
    The second article was one that put "textisms" together in the same group and stated that they will soon die off because they were a novelty and that as we come up with more sophisticated phones with actual keypads these short hands will soon be less apparent.

     This short video just touches briefly on how digital media is all around the youth of today and how they and we are always learning. Even if it isn't what parents or adults want them to learn.  It also reinforces the whole expression through technology argument.


Ammon, S. (2010, Jan 22). The keypad solution. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html


Barron, N. (2009, Jan). Are digital media changing language?. 66(6), 42-46. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language¢.aspx


Digital media's effect on kids & learning. (2008, Oct 10). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYcWq_GYEN0