#language-change

#language-change

No one expects a teenager and a senior citizen to sound the same, but the question of exactly how age influences our language use is more complex than it might at first seem. A fascinating new study probes how specific life events and experiences might have more of an impact on your linguistic choices than your chronological age per se.

Aleksic identifies terms like 'seggs' and 'unalive' as part of a linguistic trend called algospeak, representing inventive workarounds for discussing sensitive topics online.