Are the younger generation getting lazy or is the older generation getting old?
Young people become adapted to the english language when starting school. However, when coming to friends and family they can be quite lazy. This can be abreviations or slang words because they can't be bothered to type/text the 'real' word. Shortening 'throwback Thursday' to 'tbt' and other words such as 'G2G' or 'LOL' are aslo known to be shortened. This could be because it's easier to read and sounds better. Studies have shown that 'modern language' is slowly being decreased due to the way tennagers are changing the english language and putting it into society. Studies have shown that popular social medias have become a huge impact on todays society and is imapcting on how the teenagers are talking or speaking.
Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and many more social medias are just some of the prime examples of what teenagers get up to. With being said, teenagers can now use emojis and audio messages as a new form of interacting with others. Emoji sentences are also quite common to use. By using one emoji it can represent a single mood and people can understand that. It can be lazy as people dont want to express how they really feel by explaining every detail. With a simple emoji or word they can tell the whole story. Soon pictorgraphic language will be replaced by text and spoken language.
Words that create a new meaning are also becoming a thing because people interpret language in different ways. Creating new words also sounds like a new 'teenager code' which only they can understand. This can affect the way young people are in education as they can think of words which might not be suitable in the right context. It can make young people wonder what other words to think of when in a lesson- they could ananlyse work and call it 'sick' when 'sick' isent a real word, with a different meaning, in the dictionary.
Adults and parents are confused by the way young people speak/text because they havent heard of the 'new' meaning or dont know how to use it in a sentence. 87% of the older generation have become stunned at how teenagers grasp some new vocabulary and put it into sentences. Adults sometimes think that all new 'slang words' are used in bad context when really they are not. Words such as 'fleek' and 'bae' have confused some parents and have been left wondering what they are really saying.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/01/icymi-english-language-is-changing-faster-than-ever-says-expert
within my article I have identified the reasons behind the change in written language for teenagers and said how it has affected/changed generations
ReplyDeleteA great start. To improve, be careful about saying the language use is '"lazy" - it is legitimate to ask if it is and explore examples - even to persuade readers that it is, subtly. But actually, many of the examples that you use show an understanding of how the abbreviations are useful in context, so really think about the perspective you are offering on the topic and plan to present ideas in a particular way to explore this. Find a way to round off at the end. I really liked the title/headline,so you should come back to that to give it a sense of cohesion and completion.
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