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Smart Kids Use More Text Jargon, According To Study
Written by wbg friend   
Thursday, 26 February 2009 08:28

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Kids tend to get a bit of stick from grumpy old folks (like us) for using too much nonsensical jargon in their text messages, but this might actually be masking a higher intellect than previously thought. There's nothing like a proper scientific study to quash ill-founded rumours and this area intrigued the British Psychological Society enough to run a test of their own to find out if 'poor' use of language in texts relates to poor reading and writing skills.The short answer is 'no'. 88 children were asked to send a bunch of text messages to friends and the frequency of jargon was compared to tests of their reading, vocabulary and phonological awareness. Results showed that those who used the most text-speak also scored highest in terms of literary skills. This does make sense when you think about it, since a kid needs to know what word they are trying to type and have a sufficient vocabulary to decipher the nonsense that's sent back, so perhaps it's not the sort of thing we should be discouraging after all. - Paul Lester [IngentaConnect] mobile phones SMS BPS
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