Linguistic Diversity in Online Space - A Study on South Asian Languages
Journal Title: International Journal of Communication and Media Studies (IJCMS) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Rich linguistic diversity is hallmark of South Asian regions that comprises eight nations. Some of the languages are spoken in more than one country, and scripts of few languages are common. This shared commonality increases the cultural diversity within this region. Equally South Asian region is witnessing massive growth of Internet users barring few nations. With the affordable Internet connectivity through multiple telecommunication players, many Internet users are active in social media. These scenarios are highly congenial for any language to adapt into online platform easily. With this assumption, this article is attempting to explore the linguistic diversity and web presence of South Asian languages in online space. To measure the web presence of these languages, this article relies on three sets of data - Wikipedia articles, Google search techniques, and online algorithm. With these three indicators, an attempt would be made to measure the nature and present scenario of adaptability nature of South Asian languages in online space
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DR. K. S. ARUL SELVAN
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