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QUERIES: - How has communicative technology improved in recent years?

- How has this changed global communicative capabilities?

- How have the ways in which we communicate changed as a result of technology?

- How has this influenced verbal communication and language?

- Has printed language evolved in line with other forms?

- Why/Why not?

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QUESTION: How has communication technology shaped digital forms of communication and to what extent has it’s exponential growth influenced changes in verbal and printed language in England?

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THEMES INVOLVED:

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COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

PRINTED LANGUAGE

TYPOGRAPHY COP3 OUGD601

THEORIES: - Communication Theory A grouping given to a number of theories involving the sending/ receiving of information, the instinctive/sensory methods humans use to relay a message, communication breakdown, technological influence and more.

- Social Network Theory A psychologically based theory concerning the influence of digital social network platforms and changes in human interaction and connectivity.

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PRIMARY RESEARCH:

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DIGITAL PLATFORMS

INFORMAL INTERVIEWS

DIGITAL PLATFORMS

QUESTIONNAIRES COP3 OUGD601

SECONDARY RESEARCH: - Academic research into what communication is.

- Scientific & lingual research into what language/speech is.

- Information regarding different messages communicative value.

- ‘Communication Theory’ - C. David Mortensen.

- ‘Theory and Research in Mass Communication: Contexts and Consequences’ - David K. Perry.

- ‘Online Communication: Linking Technology, Identity, & Culture’ Andrew F. Wood.

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PRACTICAL ELEMENT:

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