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Algospeak how social media is transforming the future of language

"Algospeak is an energetic, astonishing journey into language, the internet, and what this intersection means for all of us. In it, a professional linguist uses original surveys, data, and internet archival research to usher us through this new linguistic landscape, he also illuminates how communica...

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Main Author: Aleksic, Adam (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Subjects:
Language and the Internet.
Internet users > Language.
Youth > Language.
Social media.
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Summary:"Algospeak is an energetic, astonishing journey into language, the internet, and what this intersection means for all of us. In it, a professional linguist uses original surveys, data, and internet archival research to usher us through this new linguistic landscape, he also illuminates how communication is changing in both familiar and unprecedented ways. From our use of emojis to sentence structure to the ways younger generations talk about sex and death (see unalive in English and desvivirse in Spanish), we are in a brand-new world, one shaped by algorithms and technology"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:9780593804070
Author Notes:ADAM ALEKSIC is a linguist and content creator posting educational videos as the "Etymology Nerd" to an audience of more than three million. As a linguistics student at Harvard College, he founded and served as president of the Harvard Undergraduate Linguistics Society. He's discussed online language on NPR and repeatedly contributed to The Washington Post , and his work has been mentioned in The New York Times, The Economist , and The Guardian . He's lectured on language and social media at Stanford, Yale, Georgetown, and other top universities, including a TEDx talk at the University of Pennsylvania. Aleksic is based in New York City, where he spends a lot of time scrolling TikTok for "research."

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