Gretchen Mcculloch

Because Internet

Understanding how language is changing. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 326 Seiten
ISBN 1529112826
EAN 9781529112825
Veröffentlicht März 2020
Verlag/Hersteller Random House UK Ltd
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Beschreibung

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.

Portrait

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