首页
登录
职称英语
Texting has long been bemoaned(哀叹)as the downfall of the written word, " penm
Texting has long been bemoaned(哀叹)as the downfall of the written word, " penm
游客
2024-04-25
18
管理
问题
Texting has long been bemoaned(哀叹)as the downfall of the written word, " penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn’t writing at all. It’s a " spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writing was only invented 5,500 years ago, whereas language probably traces back at least 80,000 years. Thus talking came first; writing is just a craft that came along later. As such, the first writing was based on the way people talk, with short sentences. Howerer, while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow. Over time, writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:" The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and..."
No one talks like that casually—or should. But it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions. In the old days, we didn’t much write like talking because there was no mechanism to reproduce the speed of conversation. But texting and instant messaging do—and a revolution has begun. It involves the crude mechanics of writing, but in its economy, spontaneity and even vulgarity, texting is actually a new kind of talking, with its own kind of grammar and conventions.
Take LOL. It doesn’t actually mean "laughing out loud" in a literal sense anymore. LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing. Jocelyn texts "Where have you been?" and Annabelle texts back "LOL at the library studying for two hours. " LOL signals basic empathy(同感)between texters, easing tension and creating a sense of equality. Instead of having a literal meaning, it does something—conveying an attitude—just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than "meaning" anything. LOL, of all things, is grammar.
Of course no one thinks about that consciously. But then most of communication operates without being noticed. Over time, the meaning of a word or an expression drifts—meat used to mean any kind of food, silly used to mean, believe it or not, blessed.
Civilization, then, is fine—people banging away on their smartphones are fluently using a code separate from the one they use in actual writing, and there is no evidence that texting is raining composition skills. Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write, and texting—quick, casual and only intended to be read once—is actually a way of talking with your fingers. [br] In what way does the author say writing is different from talking?
选项
A、It is crafted with specific skills.
B、It expresses ideas more accurately.
C、It does not have as long a history.
D、It is not as easy to comprehend.
答案
A
解析
推理判断题。定位句指出,写作是为了修缮语言而发明的,要经过深思熟虑,所以后人便开始利用这点,并开始精心创造冗长、精巧的句子,由此可见,写作是需要特殊技巧的,故答案为A)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3570627.html
相关试题推荐
Thereisplentyofcomplaintsabouthowsocialmedia—textinginparticular—m
Thereisplentyofcomplaintsabouthowsocialmedia—textinginparticular—m
Thereisplentyofcomplaintsabouthowsocialmedia—textinginparticular—m
Thereisplentyofcomplaintsabouthowsocialmedia—textinginparticular—m
Textinghaslongbeenbemoaned(哀叹)asthedownfallofthewrittenword,"penm
[originaltext]LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseoftheAmericanNati
[originaltext]LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseoftheAmericanNati
Afterdecadesofstaringatapes,FransdeWaalhaswrittenabookaboutwha
Afterdecadesofstaringatapes,FransdeWaalhaswrittenabookaboutwha
Afterdecadesofstaringatapes,FransdeWaalhaswrittenabookaboutwha
随机试题
Ifwe(know)______thatthebookswereavailable,wewouldhaveboughtthemyes
OnFriendshipFewAmericansstayput(固定不动的)foralif
根据《建筑设计防火规范》,防火墙横截面中心线距天窗端面的水平距离小于()
用于全面描述正态分布资料特征的指标是()A.算术平均数与标准误 B.几何均
关于土的颗粒分析试验请回答以下问题。(4)移液管法的正确试验步骤为()。①取代表
具有限流作用及较高的极限分断能力是其主要特点,常用于要求较高的,具有较大短路电流
可压缩流动中,欲使流速达到音速并超过音速,则断面必须:A.由大变到小 B.
实行技能薪酬制的前提是()。A.企业要有比较开放的、有利于员工参与的企业文化
下列关于认股权证与股票看涨期权的共同点的说法中,错误的有()。A.都有一个固定
下列有关隐蔽工程与重新检验的说法,正确的有( )。A.承包人自检合格后书面通知监
最新回复
(
0
)