online communication

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Globalization and the emergence of Chinglish and Greeklish

Paper
Xiao Lu
15/02/2019
10 minutes to read

Chinglish and Greeklish are taken over. This paper argues that in times cultural globalization, English becomes localized and gradually integrated into local communities due to the development of information technology.

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Towards a global language policy for emoji?

Paper
Jan Dijsselbloem
28/05/2018
27 minutes to read

Emoji are becoming an increasingly important part of people's repertoires for online text-based meaning making. From their history towards the possibility of a language policy, this article diggs into the characters that are so frequently used.