2b or Not 2b Discussion PDF

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I n" 2borNot2b?" ,Dav i dCr y s t al mak eshi smai npoi ntv er yc l ear .I ti sappar entt hathi s whol epur pos ef orwr i t i ngt hi sar t i c l ewast oi nf or mt her eadert hatt heaboutt he l anguageus edi nt ex t i ng.Hef r equent l yment i onst hatt hi sus eofl anguagei snot hi nder i ngt het ex t er ' sl i t er ac y ,r at heri ti senhanc i ngi t .Heal s oment i onst hebenefit sof t hel anguageus edi nt ex t i ng,t hr oughouthi sar t i c l e.Cr y s t al ' ss t andpoi nti st hatt ex t i ngi s notdes t r oy i ngt heEngl i shl anguage,nori si thi nder i ngourl i t er ac y . Cr y s t al s l owl ybui l dsupt omak i nghi spoi ntc l ear .Hes t ar t sdoi ngt hi sbypr es ent i ngt he oppos i ngv i ews ,andt henc ont i nui ngwi t haques t i onaboutt ex t i ng( t hi swast owar dst he v er ybegi nni ngoft hear t i c l e) .Whenhebegi nni ngt os t at et hi ngst hats uppor thi sv i ew, het al k sabouthowt hel anguageus edi nt ex t i ngi snotnew,nori si tonl yusedamong t hey out h.Thr oughouthi sar t i c l e,Cr y s t al r ef er encesmanyt hi ngsf oundf r om r esear c h, ont het opi c,whi c hbr i ngsmor ei nf or mat i ont opr ov ehi ss t andpoi nt . Iwoul dc har act er i z eCr y s t al ' st oneasas s er t i v e,f or mal ,andi nf or mat i v e.It hi nkhi st one i sas s er t i v ebecaus ehei sv er yi ns i s t entt hatt ex t i ngi snothi nder i ngany t hi ng.Thi si s s hownwhenCr y s t al s ay s ," Te x t i nghasaddedanewdi mensi ont ol anguageuse,buti t s l ongt er mi mpacti snegl i gi bl e.I ti snotadi s as t er "( page901) .Cr y s t al ' st onewasf or mal andi nf or mat i v ebec aus eoft heev i denc eands t at i s t i c st hatheus edt opr ov ehi spoi nt . Thi si ss hownwhenhes ai d," Resear c hhasmadei tc l eart hatt heear l ymedi ahy s t er i a aboutt henov el t y( andt hust hedanger s )oft ex tmes sagi ngwasmi s pl ac ed"( page901) ....