Social media language
How language is used on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X.
Word of Mouth · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Michael talks to linguist Dr Andreea Calude about her research into how language is used on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X. And he asks if we're witnessing the death of email.
Dr Andreea Calude is the author of The Linguistics of Social Media: An Introduction.
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