Technological Advancements and Language Evolution: A Historical Approach

Tolulope Funmilola Aladetan, Omolayo Yusuf and Adekemi Aliyu
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Tolulope Funmilola Aladetan: Lead City University, Ibadan
Omolayo Yusuf: Lagos State University of Education, Oto Ijanikin, Lagos State
Adekemi Aliyu: University of Ilesa, Ilesa

International Journal of Contemporary Research in Humanities, 2023, vol. 1, issue 1, 139-148

Abstract: Language, as a fundamental aspect of human communication, has been subject to continuous evolution throughout history. This paper examined the complex interrelationship between language evolution and technological developments, exploring the historical background of how inventions have influenced and still influencing language use. The study investigates how the structure and use of languages have been influenced by technology including writing systems, the printing media, telecommunication, and the internet, and how each industrial revolution has left an indelible mark on English Language and expanded its vocabulary with the inclusion of many linguistic innovations. It recommends that language planners, policy makers and linguists should embrace synergy and multidisciplinary approach to dealing with linguistic innovations.

Keywords: Linguistics Innovations; Language Evolution; Historical background; Industrial Revolutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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