The Internet is now global. Language barriers could present a challenge to users and as a result an Internet based language becomes necessary to ensure that transactions can be done without challenges among people who speak different languages.
Jacqueline - an interesting notion and concept. Personally, I don't think so. Many attempts have been made in the past to enact a universal language - especially for universal concepts - such as economy (money and the way that it works is universal through global markets). Technology (and the internet) is another example where a universal/global language would make sense - but if it hasn't happened in economics/commerce - the same is likely so for internet language. The other thing to remember is that much/most of the already established internet language i.e. texting speak - is a summarised form of English (r u o k). You have to understand English to understand its origins.
The internet language has already been developed into a special kind of communication system . The use of chat language and/ or emoticons are indeed unique sign systems involving a lot of rebus interpretation.
Thanks Dean, Reza and Bianca.I value your opinions. I am thinking of a communication strategy that goes well beyond texting among English speaking countries, indeed something like 'Chinglish' where Chinese operated companies that employ persons who speak English must adopt the English language and the English speakers must adopt Chinese in order to communicate. This integrated language is predominantly Chinese based. In these organizations communication could be a real problem since the messages sent may not be the ones received. In my mind this challenge highlights the need for one broad based common global language where people could all have a basic understanding of what is being said regardless of their native tongues.
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