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AI's impact on linguistic diversity in World Englishes debated in new papers · 3 sources tracked

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Three recent academic papers explore the complex relationship between generative AI and linguistic diversity, particularly concerning World Englishes. The first paper discusses how AI tools can both democratize academic writing and marginalize minority English varieties, calling for equity-informed policies and inclusive co-design. The second paper examines how large language models (LLMs) reproduce dominant language ideologies, privileging Inner Circle norms and potentially challenging Global South English users, while also noting a paradox where AI might homogenize English yet pluralize it through diverse corpora. The third paper evaluates AI performance on African languages like Yoruba, Kinyarwanda, and Amharic, finding that while models excel on curated news data, they struggle with code-switched conversational data from platforms like Reddit, highlighting the need for models that can process both clean and mixed-language text. AI

IMPACT These papers highlight critical issues in AI development regarding linguistic equity and the potential for AI to either reinforce or challenge existing language hierarchies, urging for more inclusive design.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of three academic papers published on arXiv discussing AI's impact on language diversity.

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Kingsley Ugwuanyi, Christian Mair, Sender Dovchin, Iker Erdocia, Maria Kuteeva, Esther Airemionkhale ·

    Generative AI and linguistic diversity in academic writing and publishing: Perspectives from World Englishes

    arXiv:2607.28505v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in academic writing and publishing (AWP) raises questions about linguistic inclusivity and the legitimacy of diverse Englishes in global scholarly communication. This article re…

  2. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Kingsley Ugwuanyi ·

    AI systems and the reproduction of (standard) language ideologies in World Englishes

    arXiv:2607.28528v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid growth of large language models (LLMs) has resurrected age-old questions in sociolinguistics and world Englishes, such as who decides what counts as legitimate English, whose English is suspect etc. This paper examines how…

  3. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Edward Ajayi, Eudoxie Umwari, Mawuli Deku, Prosper Singadi, Jules Udahemuka, Bekalu Tadele, Chukuemeka Edeh ·

    Language Diversity: Evaluating Language Usage and AI Performance on African Languages in Digital Spaces

    arXiv:2512.01557v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: This study examines the digital representation of African languages and the challenges this presents for current language detection tools. We evaluate their performance on Yoruba, Kinyarwanda, and Amharic. While these languages …

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