Technological Mediation of Human Language: Implications for Modern Linguistics

Abstract

The rapid advancement of digital technologies has profoundly transformed the ways in which human language is produced, transmitted, and interpreted. From artificial intelligence–driven language models to social media platforms and real-time translation tools, technology increasingly mediates linguistic interaction. This article explores how technological mediation reshapes linguistic structures, communicative practices, and theoretical frameworks within modern linguistics. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives from sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and computational linguistics, the study examines changes in language use, authorship, meaning-making, and linguistic authority. The article argues that technological mediation does not merely influence language as an external factor but actively participates in linguistic evolution. Understanding this mediation is essential for contemporary linguistics, as it challenges traditional assumptions about language, cognition, and communication while opening new avenues for linguistic research.