A new study confirms what many parents suspect. The more kids send and receive texts, the poorer their grammar skills become.

　　With “the culture of mobile communication—quick back and forth(来回), there are compromises on traditional, cultural writing”, said S. Shyam Sundar, professor of Pennsylvania State University, which conducted the study.

　　“Techspeak” , as Sundar and his research partner Drew P. Cingel call it, has become so prevalent(普遍的)among young users that it’s changing their foundation of basic grammar.

　　“Routine use of textual(原文的)adaptations by current and future generations of 13-to-17-year-olds may serve to create the impression that this is normal and accepted use of the language, ”they said in their published findings.

　　It seems teenagers are unable to “code

　　switch-shift” between standard grammar and the abbreviations(缩写)used in text messages, Sundar said. These abbreviations have become the real words for them now.

　　However, linguists(语言学家)aren’t particularly disturbed by the trend, Sundar added. “The linguists will tell you the language is very dynamic. ”

　　Still, students have exams to worry about. Here’s a sample(范例)of the questions, so you can test yourself to see how texting has affected your grammar:

　　·During the flood, we(dranked, drank, drunk, drunked)bottled water.

【【复习方略】2017版高考英语一轮外研版课时提升作业：选修7 Modules 5、6（含解析）】相关文章：

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍阅读理解七选五：名校模拟（含解析）

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：10（含解析）

★ 【三维设计】2017届高考英语（江苏专用）二轮复习课件：必修4 Unit 1《Advertising》

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：必修5 unit1《Great scientists》

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：选修8 unit4《Pygmalion》

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之记叙文：解题技巧（含解析）

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：选修7 unit3《Under the sea》

★ 【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语（通用版）二轮复习短文改错专题训练：模式3 错一词（含解析）

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：24（含解析）

★ 【课堂新坐标】2017届高考英语（通用版）二轮复习短文改错专题训练：训练4 短文改错（Ⅳ）（含解析）