Language and Culture Journal

Journal 13: Language and Technology Journal Presentation

What are the effects of technology on language? How has the internet affected modes of communication? How does this affect our language and use of language?

Technology has had a large effect on language. There is language that is specific to speak to computers. I work with a guy that had to write a poem. He is a computer junkie. He wrote the entire poem in computer code. I thought that was very creative, and honestly I was quite jealous that I have never written a poem as creative and original as that. 01001001 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01110111 01110010 01101001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01110000 01101111 01100101 01110100 01110010 01111001 All these zeros and ones say is I love to write poetry. I think numbers are just as awesome as words, but that comes from a Math and English major.

The internet has had a significant impact on the mode of communication for me. I can Facebook my Mom and ask her when she will be home so I can call her. I can talk to family while playing games with them. I can leave messages and chat with family and friends around the united states and around the world. Just today I have talked with an aunt in Florida, a brother in the same town, my mom, high school friends, and a famous author all on the internet.

If all this extra communication has an effect on our language, I would see it as a positive effect. I never talked as much as I do now. I never would have shared my writing if it weren't for the anonymity of the pen name and the internet. The ability to write. I definitely see this as a positive affect.

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