We Are not to Judge How People Should Speak
We Are not to Judge How People Should Speak
Author(s): Zoltán Kövecses, František RigoSubject(s): Education, Psychology, Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: Language; Language development; Linguistics; Simplification; The Internet
Summary/Abstract: The interview was conducted during the Megatrends and Media 2018 – Reality and Media Bubbles conference organised by the Faculty of Mass Media Communication at the University of SS. Cyril and Methodius inTrnava in April 2018 as the professor was one of the main plenary speakers at the conference. The interview focuses on the language of new media, and the Internet in particular, and the use of technologies from the professor’s point of view. It deals with ongoing simplification and liberalisation trends in society and language as well as with the development within linguistics characterised by the shift from prescriptivism to descriptivism and their possible reflection in the new media and in education. It introduces the tendencies of intertextuality and informalisation that are typical for the language of the media today.
Journal: Media Literacy and Academic Research
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 89-92
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English