TikTok

Language Ecology Map

BY: XIMENA LARIOS
 Beings
BEINGS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO FAMILIAR WITH THE
LANGUAGE I.E
ME (XIMENA)- I STARTED WATCHING TIKTOK DURING
FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL.
FRIENDS AROUND ME- THEY STARTED TIKTOK AROUND
THE SAME TIME I DID
ADDISON RAE- STARTED USING TIKTOK IN 2019 AND
QUICKLY GREW TO TIKTOKS BIGGEST STAR
CHARLI D'AMELIO- TIKTOKS SECOND BIGGEST STAR
ALSO STARTED HER TIKTOK IN 2019 WITH LIP SYNC
DANCE VIDEOS
JOJO SIWA- JOJO WAS ON A SHOW CALLED DANCE
MOMS WHERE SHE QUICKLY BECAME FAMOUS AND
USED TIKTOK TO GROW HER BRAND.
LEXI RIVERA- IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN LEXI STARTED
TIKTOK BUT SHE FIRST STARTED ON INSTAGRAM IN 2010
 Environments
PHONE- WHERE I FIRST DISCOVERED TIKTOK
TIKTOK- THE APP WHERE IT ALL TAKES PLACE
GREEN SCREEN- WHERE A LOT OF THE BACKGROUNDS ARE
CREATED
STREETS-WHERE TIKTOKERS MAKE CONTENT WITH
SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AS THEIR BACKGROUND
CALIFORNIA- MOST TIKTOKERS MOVE TO CALIFORNIA TO
BE CLOSER TO BIGGER STARS FOR COLLABORATIONS
MICROPHONE- WHERE THE AUDIO IS CLEARLY RECORDED
Events
• HOLIDAYS- TIKTOK GIVES PEOPLE OF ALL
RELIGIONS TO SHOW HOW THEY CELEBRATE
THEIR RELIGIONS
• CELEBRITY DRAMA- TIKTOK CAN OFTEN TEACH
YOU OR INFORM YOU ABOUT THINGS SUCH AS
THE AMBER HEARD VS. JOHNNY DEPP LAWSUIT
• DANCES- MANY NEW DANCES CREATED BY
BIGGER ARTIST BECOME FAMOUS
• SONGS- ARTIST CREATE THEIR OWN SONGS OR
SOUNDS FOR OTHERS TO HEAR AND USE
• TIKTOK WORLD EVENTS- WHERE THE TOP ARTIST
ARE REWARDED FOR WHAT THEY DO(LIKE THE
EMMYS OR GRAMMYS)
• IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE BORED- FOR
MANY PEOPLE TIKTOK IS A PLACE THEY GO
WHEN THEY GET BORED OR NEED TO RELAX
Texts
• INFORM PEOPLE- TIKTOK CAN BE USED TO TEACH
PEOPLE MATH, SCIENCE, AND LIFE SKILLS
• CALLIGRAPHY- TIKTOK CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO
WRITE IN CALLIGRAPHY
• AMUSEMENT- IT CAN BE USED FOR ONES PURE
AMUSEMENT
• ADVERTISEMENTS- IS A PLACE FOR COMPANIES
TO ADVERTISE THEIR BUSINESSES
• FASHI0NS SHOWS- UP AND COMING DESIGNERS
CAN SHOW OFF THEIR CLOTHING BRANDS AND
STYLES
• STORY TELLING- PEOPLE CAN SHARE LIFE STORIES
OF WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG OR CURRENT THINGS
THAT JUST HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES
Structure
• TIMED VIDEOS- TIKTOK LIMITS ITS USERS TO 1
MINUTE AT MOST VIDEOS
• MUSIC- THE MUSIC USED IN VIDEOS MUST BE
ROYALTY FREE OR YOU MUST HAVE PERMISSION
FROM THE ARTIST
• PEOPLE ARE LIMITED ON TYPES OF POSTS- FREE
SPEECH IS NOT GURANTEED, THREATS, VIOLONCE
IN THE SLIGHTEST FORM, TALKING BAD ABOUT
CERTAIN PEOPLE, BULLYING, AND WEAPONS ARE
NOT TOLERATED
• CLOTHING- NUDITY IS NOT ALLOWED AT ALL IN
ANY SHAPE OR FORM
Dispositions
• MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE TIKTOK TO BE A GOOD WAY
FOR CHILDREN TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND
INTERACT WITH THE WORLD TO GROW AND LEARN
NEW THINGS THAT PARENTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
TEACH THEM
• OTHER PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT TIKTOK IS RUINING
TODAYS YOUTH AND SOCIETY WITH THE TYPE OF
CONTENT SOME CREATORS PUT OUT ESPECIALLY
BEING THAT MANY CREATORS CREATE CONTENT
THAT PEOPLE WANT TO WATCH WHICH ISNT ALWAYS
THE SAFEST OR MOST MORAL