what are the major concerns of phonology as a branch of linguistics?

[amcy]

with examples

[Poppy]

If you are talking the text language the examples are all over on this site. People don't care that they have switched to keyboard and send text on here. I suppose they do it on school work too. It is decidedly a new short hand. I also know that verbal communication skills are down, I've seen kids texting across a room rather than speak to each other.