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"Seggs and "Unlive": Why Algorithms Change Our Language

Summary by Die Presse
Kurt Cobain has "de-lived" himself. Formulations such as these show that the way we speak is increasingly influenced by algorithms. Harvard linguist Adam Aleksic explains how sociolects arise, why some new words prevail and others don't.

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"Seggs and "Unlive": Why Algorithms Change Our Language

Kurt Cobain has "de-lived" himself. Formulations such as these show that the way we speak is increasingly influenced by algorithms. Harvard linguist Adam Aleksic explains how sociolects arise, why some new words prevail and others don't.

·Vienna, Austria
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Die Presse broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
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