Social Media Such As Facebook And Twitter Could Save Rare Indigenous Languages (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Social Media Such As Facebook And Twitter Could Save Rare Indigenous
Languages

Huffington Post UK   Felicity Morse
First Posted: 18/02/2012 18:31 Updated: 18/02/2012 20:14

Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are actually going to save
language, rather than dumb it down, scientists believe.

Although 'text speak' such as CU L8R (see you later) and BTW (by the way)
initially made linguistic purists attack new technology, phone apps in
connection with YouTube and Facebook could save the world's rarest
languages from extinction.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/18/facebook-and-twitter-could-save-rare-languages_n_1286587.html
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