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The study was released on the 13th anniversary of the ''cookie,'' the invention that made the [[World Wide Web]] practical for widespread [[World Wide Web|surfing]], communication, and [[Electronic commerce|e-commerce]].<ref>http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=2968.php</ref> |
The study was released on the 13th anniversary of the ''cookie,'' the invention that made the [[World Wide Web]] practical for widespread [[World Wide Web|surfing]], communication, and [[Electronic commerce|e-commerce]].<ref>http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=2968.php</ref> |
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On [[13 December]][2007]] GLM released its annual Word of the Year (WOTY) lists.<ref>http://www.LanguaqageMonitor.com</ref> |
On [[13 December]], [[2007]] GLM released its annual Word of the Year (WOTY) lists.<ref>http://www.LanguaqageMonitor.com</ref> |
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‘Hybrid’ was Top Word, ‘Climate Change,’ the Top Phrase, and ‘Al Gore,’ the Top Name atop the Global Language Monitor's annual global survey of the English language. GLM explained, "The idea of planetary peril and impending climatic doom resonated throughout our linguistic analysis, with the various words and phrases garnering hundreds of millions of citations; in the end this narrowly outdistanced the word 'surge' that also had a disproportionate impact upon 2007's linguistic landscape." The words were culled from throughout the English-speaking world that it says currently numbers some 1.35 billion speakers and includes such diverse cultures as China, the Philippines, and India. |
‘Hybrid’ was Top Word,<ref>[http://news.google.com/news?btcid=6c09982686b3894b] retrieved [[26 December]] [[2007]]</ref> ‘Climate Change,’ the Top Phrase, and ‘Al Gore,’ the Top Name atop the Global Language Monitor's annual global survey of the English language. GLM explained, "The idea of planetary peril and impending climatic doom resonated throughout our linguistic analysis, with the various words and phrases garnering hundreds of millions of citations; in the end this narrowly outdistanced the word 'surge' that also had a disproportionate impact upon 2007's linguistic landscape." The words were culled from throughout the English-speaking world that it says currently numbers some 1.35 billion speakers and includes such diverse cultures as China, the Philippines, and India. |
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The Top Ten Words were ''[[Hybrid]]'', actually Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) that was chosen to represent all things green from biodiesel to wearing clothes made of soy, to global warming to living with a zero-carbon footprint; ''[[Surge]]'', the controversial political and military strategy of winning the war in Iraq; ''[[Bubble]]'', as in the housing bubble, bursting; ''[Smirting]]'', the new-found art of flirting while being banished outside a building for smoking; ''[[Pb]]'', the symbol lead, the culprit in innumerable toy recalls this year; ''[[Ideating]]'', the latest in a long line of verbalisms: the descendent of concepting and efforting; ''[[Ω-3 (Greek letter omega-3)]]'', also written as Omega 3, the healthy fatty acid, ''[[Cleavage]]'', as in ‘woman of cleavage;’ ''[[Amigoization]]'', increasing Hispanic influence in California, the Southwest and into the Heartland, and ''[[Bluetooth]]'', the technology to connect electronic devices by radio waves. |
The Top Ten Words were ''[[Hybrid]]'', actually Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) that was chosen to represent all things green from biodiesel to wearing clothes made of soy, to global warming to living with a zero-carbon footprint; ''[[Surge]]'', the controversial political and military strategy of winning the war in Iraq; ''[[Bubble]]'', as in the housing bubble, bursting; ''[Smirting]]'', the new-found art of flirting while being banished outside a building for smoking; ''[[Pb]]'', the symbol lead, the culprit in innumerable toy recalls this year; ''[[Ideating]]'', the latest in a long line of verbalisms: the descendent of concepting and efforting; ''[[Ω-3 (Greek letter omega-3)]]'', also written as Omega 3, the healthy fatty acid, ''[[Cleavage]]'', as in ‘woman of cleavage;’ ''[[Amigoization]]'', increasing Hispanic influence in California, the Southwest and into the Heartland, and ''[[Bluetooth]]'', the technology to connect electronic devices by radio waves. |
Revision as of 09:21, 26 December 2007
The Global Language Monitor (GLM) is a San Diego-based company that collectively documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language usage worldwide, with a particular emphasis upon the English language. GLM is organized in the state of Nevada, as an LLC.[citation needed]
History
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2003, the GLM is supported by a worldwide assemblage of linguists, professional wordsmiths, and bibliophiles to monitor the latest trends in the evolution of language, word usage and word choices as well as their impact on the various aspects of culture, such as political correctness.[1] Their research and analysis on language trends and subsequent impact on politics, business and culture has been used globally in print and electronic media.[2] GLM also works closely with the Chinese-English hybrid, Chinglish, which is generating scores of new words, a number of which have been incorporated into English. This is perhaps related to the 250 million-plus Chinese now studying the English language.
Widely quoted
The GLM has been cited by the New York Times,[3] NPR,[4] the London Sunday Times,[5] the Australian Broadcasting Company,[6] CBS,[7] Voice of America,[8] CNN,[9] UPI,[10] Reuters,[11] and various electronic and print media on six continents.
Counting English words
GLM attempts to count the number of words in the English Language. As of 6 November 2007 it estimates the number of English words to be 995,116. This has caused controversy since many maintain that it is not possible to count the number of words because it is not possible to define what a word is. In a commentary on National Public Radio's 'Fresh Air', one linguist dissected GLM's position,[12] while other commentators insist on the count's validity.[13]
High tech terms
On 14 October 2007 GLM released a list of the most confusing high tech terms and buzzwords. The words included: iPOD, flash, cookie, nano and kernel, followed by megahertz, cell (as in cell phone), plasma, de-duplication and Blu-Ray. Other terms being tracked included terabyte, memory, core, and head crash. The most confusing acronym was found to be SOA, for service-oriented architecture, an acronym which IBM published a book about.[14]
The study was released on the 13th anniversary of the cookie, the invention that made the World Wide Web practical for widespread surfing, communication, and e-commerce.[15]
Top words of 2007
On 13 December, 2007 GLM released its annual Word of the Year (WOTY) lists.[16]
‘Hybrid’ was Top Word,[17] ‘Climate Change,’ the Top Phrase, and ‘Al Gore,’ the Top Name atop the Global Language Monitor's annual global survey of the English language. GLM explained, "The idea of planetary peril and impending climatic doom resonated throughout our linguistic analysis, with the various words and phrases garnering hundreds of millions of citations; in the end this narrowly outdistanced the word 'surge' that also had a disproportionate impact upon 2007's linguistic landscape." The words were culled from throughout the English-speaking world that it says currently numbers some 1.35 billion speakers and includes such diverse cultures as China, the Philippines, and India.
The Top Ten Words were Hybrid, actually Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) that was chosen to represent all things green from biodiesel to wearing clothes made of soy, to global warming to living with a zero-carbon footprint; Surge, the controversial political and military strategy of winning the war in Iraq; Bubble, as in the housing bubble, bursting; [Smirting]], the new-found art of flirting while being banished outside a building for smoking; Pb, the symbol lead, the culprit in innumerable toy recalls this year; Ideating, the latest in a long line of verbalisms: the descendent of concepting and efforting; Ω-3 (Greek letter omega-3), also written as Omega 3, the healthy fatty acid, Cleavage, as in ‘woman of cleavage;’ Amigoization, increasing Hispanic influence in California, the Southwest and into the Heartland, and Bluetooth, the technology to connect electronic devices by radio waves.
The Top Phrase of 2007 was climate change; the Top Name was Al Gore.
Predictive Quantities Indicator
GLM uses another tool, its Predictive Quantities Indicator (or PQI) to run analytics on global language trends that it catalogs on its site. This proprietary algorithm tracks the frequency of words and phrases in the global print and electronic media, on the Internet, throughout the blogosphere, as well as accessing proprietary databases (Factiva, Lexis-Nexis, etc.). It claims the PQI to be a weighted index, factoring in long-term trends, short-term changes, momentum, and velocity. As such it can create signals that can be used in a variety of applications.
References
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2123195020061222
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN024835720070306
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/realestate/29cov.html?ex=1296190800&en=7a332bdb53ef5509&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5182871
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article726906.ece
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1563402.htm
- ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/07/national/main1482464.shtml
- ^ http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2005-12/2005-12-20-voa1.cfm
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/02/28/showbuzz/index.html
- ^ http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/07/24/survey_new_york_top_fashion_city/9887/
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN1724237520070718?pageNumber=1
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyID=5390581
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article606196.ece
- ^ http://blogs.zdnet.com/service-oriented/?p=996
- ^ http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=2968.php
- ^ http://www.LanguaqageMonitor.com
- ^ [1] retrieved 26 December 2007