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​Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language

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​"A masterclass in linguistic evolution... there is no one who understands the internet and language better than Adam. Algospeak is a must read for anyone seeking to understand how we communicate today."
​- Taylor Lorenz, bestselling author of Extremely Online​

​​"I found Algospeak enthrallingly enlightening, written in an enticingly friendly way by one of the medium's most linguistically aware and experienced practitioners... Algospeak takes our understanding of online communication to a new level."
​—David Crystal, the "father of internet linguistics"

​"Packed with fascinating facts, of-the-moment observations, and a sparkling voice, ALGOSPEAK is a gift to any word nerd... Adam Aleksic is the wise, yet accessible internet linguistics oracle we need."
​—Amanda Montell, bestselling author of The Age of Magical Overthinking

​media coverage

New York Times. The Harvard-Educated Linguist Breaking Down Skibidi and Rizz. July 12, 2o25.
Boston Globe. Are You Fluent in Algospeak?  July 13, 2025.
AP News. Algospeak Shows Just How Much Social Media is Changing Us. July 14, 2024.
CBS Mornings. How Social Media Slang is Reshaping the Way We Speak. July 15, 2025.
The Times. Social Media Reshaping Language With Words Fading From Use. July 15, 2025.
​NBC Morning News. Author and Linguist Adam Aleksic. July 16, 2025.
The Telegraph. The Secret Code Words Being Used to Beat Online Censorship. July 17, 2025.
​LA Times. How the TikTok Algorithm Created New Words Like "Unalive". July 19, 2025.
NPR Weekend Edition. Adam Aleksic Discusses "Algospeak." July 20, 2025.
CBC Radio. Are we Cooked? July 20, 2025.
NPR Science Friday. What the Sigma is Algospeak? July 23, 2025.
Reuters. How Algorithms are Transforming the Way We Communicate. July 24, 2025.
Radio NZ. How Social Media is Changing Our Language in Real Time. July 28, 2025.
NYT Review of Books. Maybe it's Time to Make Peace With Your Smartphone. August 7, 2025.
Die Zeit. Is Our Language Cooked? August 9, 2025.
Scientific American. The Internet is Making us Fluent in Algospeak. August 15, 2025.