About English language...

Thèmes abordés

anglais, langage, nouvelle communication, génération

Résumé du document

Ce devoir corrigé de niveau première est relatif à l'étude d'un article paru dans The Guardian en 2015 sur le thème du nouvel usage de la langue anglaise.

Extraits

[...] A language is a common code. If we stop using the same code, especially between generations, there will be a lack of comprehension and transmission. This already happened throughout history: that's how Old English evolved and is unintelligible to a modern speaker, just like Latin with French, but it took centuries. Now, the idea of not being understood by one's grandchildren is dreadful. Besides, using acronyms, abridged words AND awfully-misspelled words is shorter, but it is harder to decipher, so it's a waste of time in the end. [...]

[...] Someone who has little vocabulary has little thinking. One example is the website "We Heart sorry, there is no such verb as "to heart" ... This is equally frightening, as limited vocabulary is the basis of 1984's Newspeak. Will people ever say "ungood" or "doubleplusgood"? At last, a more contemporary problem is that taking bad habits is hard to correct. This will have (and already has) a heavy cost for employers, in spite of correcting tools like Grammarly, all the more so in a more and more digital economy, where computers and codes are extremely sensitive on the exact spelling and the letter case. [...]

[...] According to the author of the article, what will happen in the future? The author predicts that pictures and icons will, at least partly, replace written words. What have Apple and Google mobile platforms incorporated into their software? Apple and Google incorporated special emoji keyboards, like shortcut keys. Essai Write an essay of 300-350 words on the following subject. According to experts, the English language is changing faster than ever. What do you think could be some of the potential problems with this sudden change? [...]

[...] About English language... Language [HYPERLINK: https://www.theguardian.com/science/language] ICYMI, English language is changing faster than ever, says expert Parents' fomo is justified as they are left behind by terms like fleek, bae and other neologisms their children are using online Social media is one of the influences driving changes in the English language. The English language is evolving at a faster rate now than at any other time in history because of social media and instant messaging, a language expert has said. [...]

[...] What is given as a main reason for the rise of acronyms in text messaging? Text messaging and social media require users to be as fast as possible so words and sentences must be as short as possible, especially with character limitations the former 140 version on Twitter). What is thought to be the next stage in language and communication? The next stage in language, at least on communication devices, will probably be the heavy use of pictures and emoticons. What is the result of the increasing popularity of emoticon? [...]