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The Future of Language - How Technology, Politics and Utopianism are Transforming the Way we Communicate
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The Future of Language - How Technology, Politics and Utopianism are Transforming the Way we Communicate
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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.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Philip Seargeant
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-27885-1 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-350-27885-8 |
Barcode: |
9781350278851 |
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