Abstract
Globalization and the new media boom over the last couple of years have created a divide between the old and the new India. One of the most significant phenomena of this so-called new India is the emergence of English as a lingua franca but not in the proper form of it. In this digital age of online communication [email, text messaging (SMS), instant messaging (WhatsApp, Hike, AOL etc.)], Blogging, Microblogging (Twitter, Tumblr, FriendFeed etc.) and so forth writing (with word limit of, say 160/140) is bound to be smaller than it used to be earlier, but that must never mean that one is free to flout the rules of grammar wholesale. English used in the various sections of new media, especially in the Social Networking Sites [SNS(s)] is in a desperate plight. This article is a probe into the predicament of old English in new India.
Highlights
In this digital age of online communication [email, text messaging (SMS), instant messaging (WhatsApp, Hike, AOL etc.)], Blogging, Microblogging (Twitter, Tumblr, FriendFeed etc.) and so forth writing is bound to be smaller than it used to be earlier, but that must never mean that one is free to flout the rules of grammar wholesale
This article is a probe into the predicament of old English in new India
India has started living the digital life. In this age of online communication [email, text messaging (SMS), instant messaging (WhatsApp, Hike, AOL, Skype etc.)], Blogging, Microblogging (Twitter, Tumblr, FriendFeed etc.) and so forth writing is bound to be smaller than it used to be earlier, but that must never mean that one is free to write almost anything
Summary
As life stops without dynamism, so does a language. In these days we hardly want “Queen’s English” to dangle like a dead albatross around each English-speaking Indian’s neck. New Media, as we know, is the 21st century means of mass communication using digital technologies like the internet. It includes websites such as online newspapers, blogs, wikis, video games and above all, social media like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and so forth. English used in the various sections of New Media, especially in the Social Networking Sites [SNS(s)] is in a desperate plight. This article is a probe into the predicament of old English in new India. After an exciting Europe tour Sohini’s post: ijel.ccsenet.org
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