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In this day and age, it's increasingly difficult to escape technology; it pervades almost every facet of our lives. We use technology:

Ø to communicate with people, whether they're geographically near or far from us

Ø to organise our schedules and budgets

Ø for banking and paying bills

Ø to warm and cool our homes and execute other daily functions (programmable coffee machine, anyone?)

Ø for creating and distributing media

Ø for making and showcasing art.

The list goes on and on. Most ways we use technology in day to day life require or facilitate language, and therefore, the two are very closely linked. For example, chatting to a friend on social media requires you to use language and, at the same time, facilitates ease of communication over distance. Regulating the temperature in your house requires you to input values into the thermostat - this is also an example of using language to complete a technological task.

As we've mentioned briefly above, language and technology are inherently intertwined. 1) All technological feats would have required vast amounts of language to bring into existence. This could be through researchers, scientists, and engineers communicating with one another to bring an idea to life or through users communicating directly with the technology itself to prompt it to execute its function.

Wherever you find technology, you'll also find language. The relationship between language and technology is therefore unbreakable.

The role of language in technology

2) Not only does technology rely on the presence of language to exist, but technology is also controlled, instructed, and modified by language. You could say that language has one of the most important roles in ensuring technological success.

So what exactly IS the role of language in technology?

In most cases, language is required to make a piece of technology or technological programme work. This begins from the roots when the coders and programmers first create the code that tells computers and other machines what they're supposed to do. We also speak about this code in linguistic terms, such as 'coding language' or 'programming language'.

Once the technology is successfully up and running, the users will often use language to get the technology to perform its intended function. This could come in the form of typing sentences into a social media platform to send a message to someone or inputting someone's personal and bank details to pay them online.

Human Language Technology Applications

Human language technology applications... 3)Wow, that's quite a mouthful! What does it mean?

Human language technology (HLT) refers to any technological device or programme that enables more effective or efficient communication. HLT applications can be used by people with difficulties such as deafness and other conditions such as cerebral palsy and ALS that may impede verbal communication. HLT can also be applied to computers, where the aim is to get a computer to do a job previously executed by a human. Common examples include information extraction, machine-assisted translation, and speech/voice recognition.

How can HLT applications help people to communicate?

There are many reasons why a person might require additional support with verbal or written communication. Here is a selection of examples:

Hearing-impaired people use devices such as hearing aids to improve their hearing and can also use speech-to-text programmes to turn someone's spoken language into readable text.

People with disabilities that impede their speaking ability can utilise computer-based communication systems to give them more communication independence. A good example of this kind of technology is Stephen Hawking's computer system that allowed him to speak using a voice synthesiser.

Anyone wanting to communicate in a language they do not understand or speak can use translation apps to help their understanding. Google Translate is a popular machine-assisted translation application that allows us to translate text to and from any language.

Impact of Technology on the English Language

There are many unusual and wonderful ways technology has impacted our language use. Some people might argue that technology has ruined our ability to be in the moment and have real, deep conversations. In contrast, others would say that technology has enriched our language and given us more communication freedom.

Technology, language, and gender

Just as language use differs across the genders during spoken discourse, it changes when technology is added to the equation. Technology can be a powerful tool in building and sharing one's identity, and gender is a significant factor. Therefore, different genders will inherently make different linguistic choices over social media and other technological applications to consolidate their identity and present it to their peers.

Deborah Tannen (1990) said that women are generally more supportive, intimate and emotional than men. This can often be seen on social media with the common 'u ok, hun?' comment (meaning 'are you okay, hunny?'). You might have seen someone posts a status on Facebook sharing how they're not feeling their best, and perhaps there was a comment underneath saying something along the lines of 'u ok hun?' or 'DM (direct message) me'. These types of concerning comments often come from women, and by posting such responses, these commenters can position themselves as caring and reliable friends.

Technology, language, and power

In your English language studies, you might have explored the relationship between language and power.In essence, language can be utilised in many different ways and in many different environments to gain, assert, or maintain power. The same is true for language exchanged over social media or other applications.

Power is often linked to technology in how technology allows people to reach different parts of the world without having to travel great distances.

Big international companies and organisations are not the only ones who are able to leverage technology in order to gain or expand power. Every day, people can utilise technology to achieve significant results too, and therefore, technology gives 'the people' power as well.

Technology, language, and age

Linking into the point above, age is a significant factor in language use and this can be seen across technologically-aided communication as well. Younger people tend to use more abbreviations, idiomatic language, and other more recent linguistic features than older people. This is because younger people have known social media and other technological programmes their whole lives whereas older generations have been introduced to them later in life, and have had less time (and perhaps inclination!) to adapt their language.

Older generations are also less likely to understand social media terms such as 'troll', 'meme', 'catfish', and 'emoji' than younger generations, again due to having had less exposure to the technology.

Language and Technology - Key Takeaways

Language and technology are inherently linked as no technology could exist without communication.

Caroline Tagg explored how technology has impacted the way people connect with one another, finding that technology has made it easier for people to build social networks and negotiate a sense of identity.

Naomi Baron says that technology has altered human interactions and attitudes in terms of providing people with more convenient solutions to communication and other daily issues.

Gretchen McCulloch discusses how language is used to communicate a need, but that different generations see the aid of technology in this endeavour differently - older generations often have a more negative view of technology whereas younger generations celebrate it.

Human Language Technology Applications can help people with all kinds of communication difficulties to communicate more effectively.

Technology has strong links to social factors such as gender, power, and age as people from different demographics will use technology to communicate in different ways.