Talk by Adam Aleksic (@EtymologyNerd): Social Media Algorithms Are Changing Your Language

Name: Talk by Adam Aleksic (@EtymologyNerd): Social Media Algorithms Are Changing Your Language
Start: 2025-02-07T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-07T17:30:00-05:00
Location: LC 102

by Yale Undergraduate Linguistics Society

Lecture, Talk, or Panel Academic Communication Journalism Language Science Communication Social Media Technology

Fri, Feb 7, 2025

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

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LC 102

New Haven, CT 06520, United States

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Supported by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale, the Yale Undergraduate Linguistics Society will be hosting Adam Aleksic, better known as EtymologyNerd, for a talk on how social media is changing language. Aleksic, a graduate of Harvard University, is best known for creating educational linguistics videos on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, where he has built up over two million followers and more than a billion views across platforms. He will discuss online communication, the patterns behind contemporary language, and the role of media in linguistic creativity.

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New Haven, CT 06520, United States

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