Chapter . Show Me More: 7.3 Is Texting Killing Language?

7.3 Is Texting Killing Language?

View the Show Me More video and then answer the questions.

Icon

B Christopher/Alamy

View the video (Opens in new window)

Question 1

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

Question 2

skZ97JGqDisPATRLUVpf67LFuWQtYmjkvYemeuNnoKSVQyVOGptFmRxMWKbQ0htp5x/LNgJIKX+am8CKXzWB2F+FAc52m/qxBPISJGyuFq91o0dQTaaSIH4rrraj80ZNCYDUylo5RoG+MGPIP+MAX1mR7ofxyY07CHpPYvewbiofrnMOS7kb9ccjpg/yz+5cW9HSA5pzrZEF59++fQKK2/tU9TpyQwHykC8o1tHjKN0JYqfeqBu53NSaWCUdRjuZ76S3ORiv1I57w2zR40AKn574Yr8ebay9wUYmgPqYOKCfpgRRzAGtbg==

Question 3

is5RdJkjL61HKYN0cBkCmzSTQRbACxkBy7dBTwkhXH4lJ9GNz9MqgcglRSxm76Q2PihE77Uw0MIC5VuLugvgBk8HbSMhDOMxbXPXuna0mkzrkMjTUeOGAKa7Xwnx5NHWCF/9dN9FeYvltql8El0cZS5xV6L4USrA7kyAh0UjEnDyzmwRlOWBPSPd25BpKHaS7h/TisLZntcbv5e/b7v9wi+ysA7HMkNcVhawEvMs2blJp4C8+3S0Uqb5Ye71F7pu/Dl/qMuBBwo65oQz+UKBF7hAVdZMRrFnxcNCrjvaeMp9lHyHLTRgHyqABvFKwRZ287k3PtEtPqcrhuol26KayIUC8bepWIwUTGRxpJh4slFjXbeeduzo71Mv8zehTVNEl0z2XXNdgO9HF+/PYsnIsKaqRk+OqOh5IvtVUUgErNLCFIgM94behx1IJ9w=

Question 4

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