In the beginning, words were used to code objects. Language developed much as it does as every child learns to understand words. The words replace the actual showing of the object in the mind's eye. Once objects were established, necessity and survival required the urgency of knowing words. Where was danger? Who was friendly? What was the best way to hunt or grow seeds? When does the weather change? How do we make shelter? What happened yesterday?
Now we have languages that speak to machines so they can communicate back to us.
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To most people this is not a language they understand, but if every symbol is placed correctly, the computer is happy to interpret and comply to commands.
Speaking to computers has evolved to the point of coding so computers can actually speak back to us (Siri). These various languages are being invented and expanded upon everyday. New words are being invented and becoming part of the lexicon. Instead of learning a foreign language, learning a language that computers understand is driving the economy. Search Foxcon. With the explosion of apps for mobile devices, marketing in social media, online publishing, multimedia platforms for news conglomerates, and the dominate presence of the electronic communications industry, these languages are directly creating a culture.
The next big thing will be making computers respond not just to facts and with facts, but to emotions and with emotion. The novelty today of a computer expressing compassion or sympathy, or going through algorithms and logical progressions to show love will be common place in the future. What we want are machines that speak like we do, understand our words, and respond on our level of understanding (See GPS device). Is their on app for that, yet?
Modern and contemporary poetry has become, to the average reader, a string of code that has been encrypted and is difficult to understand. The meaning and enjoyment revealed is not easily obtained. The poem is written for the poetry community and not the general public. Mention poetry to the average teen or commuter and they think English Lit., not something they would tweet about or copy onto their facebook page. For poetry to reach more people it must speak like we do, understand our words, and respond to our level of understanding. Even a machine knows that.