#language: evolution in the digital age

http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2015/jun/26/hashtag-language-evolution-digital-age


This article does not specifically look at how language itself is changing but instead the way symbols such as the hash tag are being used to portray their language in a different way. For example, it is often known that when a hash tag is used it changes the way a sentence is read as it can add emphasis to a single comment just by including the hash tag. The hash tag originated from the social media site, twitter, and is found that under 13s were using this symbol in a new way.