LIN 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Internet Slang, Language Change, Media Play
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The term (cid:494)media(cid:495) is used to refer to (cid:494)any communication technology which is used by human beings to create and transmit messages to other human beings(cid:495). The media & language change: some introductory issues. When we talk about the relationship between the media and language variation and change, The relationship between the media & the global spread of english. The media & the globalization of the english language. It is clear that the media has an impact on global linguistic ecologies. The media has played an important role in the spread of english as a major world language. Possibly as much as 80% of the information stored on the world(cid:495)s computers is in english. The impact of new communication media on language. It is widely believed that new communication technologies are having a dramatic influence on english (and other languages). Popular media representations often characterize new technologically mediated modes of.
