Technology s Effect on Communication
Impact on Language. New Wordsgoogle, podcast, blogging, sexting, IMing, etc.Semantic Expansion of old wordsMouse, monitor, cellular, etc.Minimization/Efficiency (txt-speak)UR2L84DNR SS SOTMG EOMTwitter micro-blogging (140 characters) becomes Flutter nano-blogging (26 characters)Paralinguistics replaced by emoticonsKinesics and Proxemics are gone (haptic interfaces?)End result:Language expands, but we use it less?.
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