The Impact of Modern Technology on Writing in English

Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of technology on writing in English. The early influence of technology on writing in modern English was in the 19th century. It tackles the main differences between Spoken English and written English that have been mentioned in the relevant literature. The modern technology (on-line and mobile text-messaging) seems not only to have reduced the differences between both media, but has also produced a hybrid medium which shares some speech-specific features besides written-specific features, that is developing into an independent new medium with its own special jargon, and style. The paper suggests naming the new medium which incorporates computer mediated communication net- write