As detailed in my presentation, the direction of my Digital Artefact has changed significantly since I first presented my pitch. My current thesis is:

‘How can we retain the role of culture and identity in language as it develops going into the future?’

As Eleonora Masini argues, we should be actively working towards a pluralistic future in which we embrace our diversity, rather than focusing on the present and in this case, trying to create a single universal language for a future that we haven’t yet reached and can’t truly foresee.

Below I have listed some sources I have found useful so far:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44200901 – ‘Can English remain the ‘world favourite’ language?’ by BBC News (provides background on predictions of the spread of language in the near future)

Alshenqeeti, H 2016, ‘Are Emojis Creating a New or Old Visual Language for New Generations? A Socio-Semiotic Study’, Advances in Language and…