Will language as we know it cease to exist What could this mean for the way we live our livesShining a light on the technology currently being developed to revolutionise communication,The Future of Language distinguishes myth from reality and superstition from scientifically-based prediction as it plots out the importance of language and raises questions about its future. From the rise of artificial intelligence and speaking robots,to brain implants andcomputer-facilitated telepathy,language and communications expert Philip Seargeant surveys the development of new digital'languages',such as emojis,animated gifs and memes,and investigates how conventions of spoken and written language are being modified by new trends in communication. From George Orwell's fictional predictions in Nineteen Eighty-Four to the very real warnings of climate activist Greta Thunberg,Seargeant explores language through time,traversing politics,religion,philosophy,literature,and of course technology,in the process. Tracing how previous eras have imagined the future of language,from the Bible to the works H. G. Wells,and from Star Wars to Star Trek,the book reveals how perfecting language and communication has always been a vital component of utopian dreams of the future. Questioning the potential ramifications of recent and future developments in communication on society and its ideals,The Future of Language is a no holds barred investigation into the state of civilisation and the impact that changes in language could have on our lives.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781350278851Number of pages: 256Dimensions: 216 x 138 mm
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It is certain that our use of language is going to change in the near,mid- and long-term future. In this thought-provoking and sometimes rather alarming book,the implications for the human race are considered. Philip Seargeant raises issues that no one can afford to ignore.
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