Because Internet : Understanding how language is changing

Gretchen Mcculloch

ISBN 10: 1529112826 / ISBN 13: 9781529112825

Published by Random House UK Ltd Mär 2020, 2020

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Neuware - The extent to which the internet has altered the norms of the English language is taken stock of from the nuances of tildes to the likes of 'LOL', following the patterns behind seemingly absurd slang forms.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Because Internet : Understanding how language is changing
• Publisher: Random House UK Ltd Mär 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529112826
• ISBN 13: 9781529112825
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 195W x 128H x 27D millimeters 195 millimeters width by 128 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 237 grams

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Synopsis

THE ACCLAIMED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.

Have you ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message? Wondered where memes came from? Fret no more: Because Internet is 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.

'McCulloch is such a disarming writer - lucid, friendly, unequivocally excited about her subject - that I began to marvel at the flexibility of the online language she describes, with its numerous shades of subtlety.' New York Times

About the Author

Gretchen McCulloch writes about linguistics for a general audience, especially internet language. She writes the Resident Linguist column at Wired. McCulloch has a master’s in linguistics from McGill University, runs the blog All Things Linguistic, and cohosts the Lingthusiasm podcast. She lives in Montreal, but also on the internet.

www.gretchenmcculloch.com