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Contemporary language change — the changes happening in English right now — is a rich area for A-Level analysis because it allows you to apply the theoretical frameworks studied in earlier lessons to live, observable data. This lesson examines how technology, globalisation, social movements, and cultural change are reshaping English in the 21st century, and it evaluates competing perspectives on whether these changes represent progress, decay, or simply the natural evolution of a living language.
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) is any form of communication that takes place through or is facilitated by computers and digital devices, including email, instant messaging, social media, video calls, and online forums.
David Crystal, in Language and the Internet (2001, 2nd edition 2006), argued that the internet has created a genuinely new medium of communication — neither speech nor writing, but something in between, which he termed "Netspeak." Crystal identified five key internet-related varieties:
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