Language andSocial ConstructionIn this exercise, you will consider the ways in which language is socially constructed among people your age.Language, both written and symbolic (think, for example, of our use of numerals in mathematics as a type of scientific language), is a social construction. It is different from place to place and group to group. Are your grandparents fluent in emoji? Do they know what a selfie is?What are some elements of the language you use that are age specific? What words or symbols do you use that a member of an older generation is less likely to understand?
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