Because Internet : : Understanding the new Rules of Language

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Call Number: 302.231 McC, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / General / McCulloch, Gretchen
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Informal writing -- Language and society -- Internet people -- Typographical tone of voice -- Emoji and other internet gestures - How conversations change -- Memes and internet culture.
"A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it. Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how your first social internet experience influences whether you prefer "LOL" or "lol," why ~sparkly tildes~ succeeded where centuries of proposals for irony punctuation had failed, what emoji have in common with physical gestures, and how the artfully disarrayed language of animal memes like lolcats and doggo made them more likely to spread. Because Internet is essential reading for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are"-- Provided by publisher.
"A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. The programmers behind our apps and platforms decide how our conversations are structured, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it. Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how the year you first accessed the internet determines how you talk online; how ~sparkly tildes~ became widely recognized as sarcasm punctuation; whether emoji are replacing words; and why internet dialects like doge, lolspeak, and snek are linguistically significant. Because Internet is essential reading for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are"-- Provided by publisher.

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H submitted by CarterEaston on July 15, 2020, 1:32pm G

Must Read for those who love language submitted by chowcy on August 28, 2020, 5:07pm This is such an interesting book! I work with people in diverse generations and the way we communicate with each other is so wildly different but this book breaks down why some generations communicate differently than others and actually helped me professionally by helping me understand my colleagues' communication styles better. (Like, I see ellipses as a little passive-aggressive yet my older colleagues see and use them more as a casual pause) There were so many facts that blew me away .... I highly recommend this book to anyone!

Gen Xer feels seen! submitted by Cloverdale on July 25, 2021, 8:51am So many lightbulb moments reading this book, as well as a few LOLs. A great read for those who love language and words.