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Infoling 9.18 (2024)
Título:The Future of Language
Subtítulo:How Technology, Politics and Utopianism are Transforming the Way we Communicate
Autor/a:Seargeant, Philip
Año de publicación:2023
Lugar de edición:London (United Kingdom)
Editorial:Bloomsbury
Descripción

Will language as we know it cease to exist? What could this mean for the way we live our lives?

Shining 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 and computer-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.

Temática:Análisis del discurso, Antropología lingüística, Lingüística cognitiva, Pragmática, Retórica, Semántica
Índice

1. After the Fall


2. Change is the Only Constant

 

3. The Three-Cornered World

 

4. An Imaginary Guide to the Future

 

5. Inventing Language

 

6. Cyborg Speech

 

7. Is Anybody Out There?

 

8. The Decay of Lying

 

9. They Who Control the Past Control the Future

 

10. Futureproofing the World

 

References

 

Index

Formato:eBook
Págs.:256
ISBN-13:9781350278875
Precio: USD 17.01


Fecha de publicación en Infoling:9 de septiembre de 2024
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