Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.

In effect we are, bending and breaking the rules of the language. And if someone were to ask why we do it, the answer is simply: for fun

A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread.

Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.

Research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language.

Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it.

Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like.