Because Internet
Understanding the New Rules of Language
Gretchen McCulloch
Explore how the internet is transforming the English language in "Because Internet". Online conversations unfold based on the structure of our apps and platforms, giving rise to new slang and jargon that spread at dizzying speeds. Linguist Gretchen McCulloch delves into the forces that shape human language and the ways in which we communicate. Discover why emoji resemble physical gestures, how animal memes spread using disordered language, and more. If you've ever wondered about the evolution of language in the digital age, this book is a must-read.
Publish Date
2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
2019-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.05
ISBN
9780735210936
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Recommendations
7
Recommendations
2022-12-28T14:00:42.000Z
Three good linguistics books that deal with issues in this neighborhood – source2020-09-19T11:03:57.000Z
@ZachWeiner You need to “Because Internet”, a Book by linguist @GretchenAMcC , who explores what this means, as well as generational and contextual variation in online punctuation use – source2019-09-30T16:29:41.000Z
This by @GretchenAMcC is a fascinating book about internet language. And I really like this early observation that frustrated ‘keysmash’ is actually carefully curated to look chaotic because real keysmashing is often disappointing – source2019-10-04T06:42:43.000Z
It's been a long-standing complaint that UK books are bound differently, glued, not sewed, and that the pages fall out, something I have noticed as well. Great book, btw, I just got it today. – source2020-01-15T21:15:00.000Z
if you like words, and are curious about how the lexicon of the internet grows and evolves language itself, i can't recommend 'Because Internet' enough, it's such a great book and you should buy it – source2019-12-13T14:24:12.000Z
@audubonsociety @asher_elbein @NicoSGonzalez @JasonWardNY If you enjoy how birb and floof and snek and other fun words and fonts and linguistic cleverness spreads through social media, you'll love @GretchenAMcC and her book Because Internet – source2019-05-31T15:18:26.000Z
Many months ago @GretchenAMcC answered my tweet abt kids using emoji to communicate 🦄🌬🌳🦉 with a STUDY on how it works. Now her brilliant book “Because Internet” is out & I can’t tell u how much Im loving reading it & quoting it & experiencing 🤯
if this stuff interests u, GIT – source