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Technolingualism: The Mind and the Machine
James Pfrehm
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Description for Technolingualism: The Mind and the Machine
Paperback. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Since the earliest days of our species, technology and language have evolved in parallel. This book examines the processes and products of this age-old relationship: a phenomenon we're calling technolingualism -- the mutually influential relationship between language and technology. One the one hand, as humans advance technology to master, control, and change the world around us, our language adapts. More sophisticated social-cultural practices give rise to new patterns of linguistic communication. Language changes in its vocabulary, structures, social conventions, and ideologies. Conversely-and this side of the story has been widely overlooked-the unique features of human language can ... Read more
Since the earliest days of our species, technology and language have evolved in parallel. This book examines the processes and products of this age-old relationship: a phenomenon we're calling technolingualism -- the mutually influential relationship between language and technology. One the one hand, as humans advance technology to master, control, and change the world around us, our language adapts. More sophisticated social-cultural practices give rise to new patterns of linguistic communication. Language changes in its vocabulary, structures, social conventions, and ideologies. Conversely-and this side of the story has been widely overlooked-the unique features of human language can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472578334
SKU
V9781472578334
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99-10
About James Pfrehm
James Pfrehm is Associate Professor at Ithaca College, USA
Reviews for Technolingualism: The Mind and the Machine
An important sociolinguistic contribution to the history of CALL and recommended reading for all practitioners of language, linguistics, and writing.
CALICO Journal
[Technolingualism] feels both long overdue and at the cutting edge ... A comprehensive account of language through the ages, using technology as the vehicle for the journey, meaning that language enthusiasts with little to no interest ... Read more
CALICO Journal
[Technolingualism] feels both long overdue and at the cutting edge ... A comprehensive account of language through the ages, using technology as the vehicle for the journey, meaning that language enthusiasts with little to no interest ... Read more