New research suggests the Welsh language is under threat by people's habits on social media. A new study from Swansea University has found social media "may be threatening the future of the Welsh language and the psychological health of its speakers".
The research, which has been published in the 'Trends in Psychology' journal, was conducted by experts at Swansea University's School of Psychology and has been labelled "the first of its kind" to compare minority and majority language speakers and their social media responses.
Dr Richard Jones, Dr Irene Reppa and Professor Phil Reed, all of Swansea University, evaluated 800 first-language Welsh and first-language English speakers aged 13 to 15 attending Welsh-medium schools throughout Wales. They found that more than 10% of the pupils had a "high level of social media addiction" and almost 70% of Welsh speakers used English on social media, with the vast majority using it more than Welsh.
