The Effect of Technology on Language and the Importance of Language Technologies

Rafał Uzar

Abstract

The following paper is divided into three sections. Me first section will touch upon the historical context of technological development with reference to language. The second section will focus on the idea that technology plays a leading role in changing language. This includes the internet as well as computers, tablets, smartphones, mobiles and the suchlike. The third section will deal with some of the language technologies and linguistic tools that are currently being used to manipulate, analyze and quantify language data, something never hitherto undertaken to this extent.