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Social Media's Impact: Language Evolution and Cultural Loss

2/10/2025

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At Carnegie Mellon, linguistics influencer Adam Aleksic captivated the audience with insights on how social media is transforming language. He highlighted the term "unalive," crafted to outsmart TikTok's algorithms, and addressed the appropriation of slang from marginalized groups. Aleksic warned that while language evolves, we risk losing the rich history behind our words.

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At Carnegie Mellon, linguistics influencer Adam Aleksic captivated the audience with insights on how social media is transforming language. He highlighted the term "unalive," crafted to outsmart TikTok's algorithms, and addressed the appropriation of slang from marginalized groups. Aleksic warned that while language evolves, we risk losing the rich history behind our words.