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«Nous n'avons jamais autant écrit à travers l'histoire de l'humanité»
("We have never written so much through the history of mankind")
Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 27.7.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | emojis, grammar, language threat, social media, spelling, word/writing
Summary | Linguist Louise-Amélie Cougnon answers some questions related to digital language and language threat. She talks about social media language and emojis, and claims that we should not worry about the spread of digital language. Also, research does not show a link between digital language use and language impoverishment. However, it seems that pupils have lower spelling and grammar skills than before.
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#EmmanuelHollande: la genèse d'une offensive numérique
(#EmmanuelHollande: the genesis of a digital offensive)
Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 6.4.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | hashtags, politics, social media
Summary | During the French presidential campaign, Emmanuel Macron was called "Emmanuel Hollande" by François Fillon. Then, everything goes really fast: exhanges of hashtags, keywords, and images. Fillon's digital campaign team quickly notices the potential of #EmmanuelHollande. Samuel Lafont creates a Twitter account and a Facebook page based on #EmmanuelHollande, and it's a success.
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