Title :
The Digital Climate of English Change
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
fDate :
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This essay considers predictions of the effect of digital technology on the English language, contrasts language content or information with language media or data, considers traditional dimensions of linguistic data and information, contrasts face-to-face conversation with mediated conversation like Twitter and Facebook, looks at alphabetic and phonetic shorthands in the context of digital social networking, makes several suggestions for English language reform given its present role as an international language, and closes with comments on the failure of the education to inculcate literacy.
Keywords :
linguistics; natural language processing; social networking (online); English language; Facebook; Twitter; alphabetic shorthand; digital social networking; digital technology; face-to-face conversation; language data; language media; linguistic data; linguistic information; mediated conversation; phonetic shorthand; Educational technology; Facebook; Natural languages; Social network services; Twitter; Computers and education; Computing profession; Digital trends; Modern technology;
