English in computer-mediated communication : variation, representation, and change / [edited] by Lauren Squires.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Squires, Lauren (Linguist), editor.

Series:

Topics in English linguistics ; 1434-3452 volume 93.

Topics in English linguistics, 1434-3452 ; volume 93

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Computer networks.

Communication.

English language--Data processing.

English language.

Sociolinguistics.

Computer networks.

Physical Description:

vi, 380 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter, [2016]

Summary:

This book addresses the nature of English use within contexts of computer-mediated communication (CMC). CMC includes technologies through which not only language is transmitted, but cultures are formed, ideologies are shaped, power is contested, and sociolinguistic boundaries are crossed and blurred. The volume therefore examines the English language in particular in CMC - what it looks like, what it accomplishes, and what it means to speakers. The Series Topics in English Linguistics The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is further outstanding research in English linguistics. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Code and Variety

Modular repertoires in English-using social networks: A study of language choice in the networks of adult Facebook users / Lars Hinrichs Hinrichs, Lars 17

Tweets as graffiti: What the reconstruction of Vulgar Latin can tell us about Black Twitter / Taylor Jones Jones, Taylor 43

"Ets jast ma booooooooooooo": Social meanings of Scottish accents on YouTube / Cecilia Cutler Cutler, Cecilia 69

II Contact, Spread, and Innovation

Global varieties of English gone digital: Orthographic and semantic variation in digital Nigerian Pidgin / Theresa Heyd Heyd, Theresa 101

Virtual meatspace: Word formation and deformation in cyberpunk discussions / Matt Garley Garley, Matt, Benjamin Slade Slade, Benjamin 123

Language change because Twitter? Factors motivating innovative uses of because across the English-speaking Twittersphere / Axel Bohmann Bohmann, Axel 149

Grammatical feature frequencies of English on Twitter In Finland / Steven Coats Coats, Steven 179

III Style and Identity

Stylistic uniformity and variation online and on-screen: A case study of The Real Housewives / Lauren Squires Squires, Lauren 213

Exploring stylistic co-variation on Twitter: The case of DH / Patrick Callier Callier, Patrick 241

Who I am and who I want to be: Variation and representation in a messaging platform / Rebecca Childs Childs, Rebecca 261

IV Mode and Medium

Electronically-mediated Englishes: Synthronicity revisited / Markus Bieswanger Bieswanger, Markus 281

Social factors and lexical frequency influencing English adjective gradation in speech and CMC / Nathan LaFave LaFave, Nathan 301

Implications of attitudes about non-standard English on interactional structure in the computer-mediated workplace: A story of two modes / Josh Iorio Iorio, Josh 327

"At least I'm not Chinese, gay, or female": Marginalized voices in World of Warcraft / Lauren Collister Collister, Lauren 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110488326

3110488329

OCLC:

964461170

Publisher Number:

9783110488326