Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam Aleksic
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Language Evolution in the Social Media Age
This chapter examines how social media shapes language, focusing on the rise of euphemisms like 'unalive' in response to platform restrictions. It also highlights the role of young users and influencers in driving linguistic trends, illustrating the tension between genuine language evolution and algorithmic influence.
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