How Gen Z and TikTok are changing the way we speak - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service
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Social media is driving language change around the world at a rate never seen before. Click here to subscribe to our channel ππ½ https://bbc.in/3VyyriM With these changes come greater homogenisation and a risk of linguicide, as we all adapt to a rapidly changing linguistic landscape. So why are things changing so fast, is it a problem, and what could it mean for the future of how we communicate? On this episode Neil Edgeller from BBC Learning English and journalist, author, and linguist Sophia Smith Galer, join Lucy Hockings to discuss what these changes mean for the languages we speak. 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Generational differences 02:01 What is linguicide? 03:11 What words are emerging with younger generations? 03:28 Trying to define skibidi 03:57 The exclusivity of language for identity making 04:33 Rizz already out of usage 05:17 Vocabulary evolving incredibly fast 05:54 Global homogenisation of slang 07:02 Where this new vocabulary is coming from 08:12 An act of rebellion 08:40 The difference to language change pre-internet 09:24 How languages other than English are changing 11:04 Short lifespan of some words and phrases 11:57 Intonation and pronunciation changes from social media 13:27 Narrowing gap between British and US English 13:58 Is grammar changing too? 14:43 Is language change getting faster? 15:06 The joy of language change and evolution 15:36 What does the future hold? 15:59 Could some languages die out? 16:34 The revitalisation of the MΔori language in New Zealand 17:06 Will AI play a role in language change? Watch more episodes of The Global Story here ππ½ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC ππ½ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ππ½ https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter ππ½ https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook ππ½ https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website ππ½ https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #genz #tiktok
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