Everyone Speaks Text Message Analysis

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Rosenberg, Tina. “Everyone Speaks Text Message.” First-Year Writing: Writing in the Disciplines. Ed. Dean Ward, et al. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2013. 267-271. Print. Rosenberg uses certain rhetorical choices throughout her article specifically she uses metaphors, expert opinions by appealing to history, statistics, in order to inform the reader about N’Ko as well as keep their attention. Through this she is trying to persuade the reader to spread the N’Ko language and other languages like it and the new technology that supports it. In paragraph 4 Rosenberg uses a metaphor to suggest that “many tiny, endangered languages” are completely dependent on modern technology to keep them alive. What she is suggesting is that the only way to keep languages like N’Ko alive is through digital technology therefore it is vital for us to make sure this happens. In paragraph 1 Rosenberg uses a quote “For a long time, technology was the enemy” stated by Inee Slaughter, an Indigenous Language teacher. Later on in the paragraph he also states “But now we know ways technology can be helpful” Rosenberg refers to Slaughters expert…show more content…
calculating that only 39 percent of people in major cities that are actually literate. This statistic shows that people do need to start using the N’Ko language and the one of the ways that is possible is through technology. The reason for this is because kids are taught in French, which is discouraging to students because they do not speak that language at home. Again Rosenberg once pushes the reader to see why there is such a need for technology to keep this language alive. Another fact Rosenberg states is that people had been trying to make N’Ko come alive for years but they didn’t find out about each other until they started putting up N’Ko Web Sites. Once again this is just pushing the point that technology is actually helping more then it

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