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The emoji is the birth of a new type of language (� no joke)

The emoji is the birth of a new type of language (� no joke) | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In essence, we're watching the birth of a new type of language. Emoji assist in a peculiarly modern task: conveying emotional nuance in short utterances ..."

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She's changing the way our kids surf the web - Huffington Post

She's changing the way our kids surf the web - Huffington Post | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The Internet is a behemoth, and it's growing every day. So how is a child to make sense of it all? How can she find what she needs as she writes, say, a school report on the solar system? Dr. Eleni Mitsakaki is trying to help ..."

MONICA LOPEZ SIEBEN's curator insight, August 24, 2015 2:09 PM

UN portal que ayuda a evaluar la calidad literaria de las distintas fuentes en internet. Muy bueno!

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Don’t U Dis Txtspeak; It’s a “Linguistic Miracle,” Says Professor

Don’t U Dis Txtspeak; It’s a “Linguistic Miracle,” Says Professor | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"...But Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter has a different interpretation. He thinks texting, with its abbreviations and odd constructions and novel usage, is “a linguistic miracle happening right under our noses.”

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Why do so many people on YouTube sound the same?

Why do so many people on YouTube sound the same? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The attention-grabbing tricks that keep an audience watching, even when people are just talking at a camera ..."

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Social media speak: Sixty new abbreviations you need to know

Social media speak: Sixty new abbreviations you need to know | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"An emerging list of new-age abbreviations have begun to dominate the way social media users connect and communicate - and it is only set to get longer ..."

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