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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Nonfiction |
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Call Number:
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302.23 |
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Author:
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McCulloch, Gretchen |
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Title:
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Because internet |
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Remainder of title:
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understanding the new rules of language / |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780735210950 (ebook) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780735210936 (hardback) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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P120.I6 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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302.23/1 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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LAN009000 |
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Classification number:
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BUS007000 |
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Classification number:
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SOC022000 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Gretchen McCulloch. |
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Place of publication:
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New York ,NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Riverhead Books/ Penguin Random House LLC |
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Date of publication:
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2019 |
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Projected publication date:
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1907 |
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New York, NY : |
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Riverhead Books, |
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2019. |
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Extent:
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1 online resource,274 pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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nc |
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Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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Donated by Andrew Feniman |
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Purchase price:
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26.00 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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Language and the Internet |
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Subject:
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. |
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Subject:
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General. |
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Subject:
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. |
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Main entry heading:
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McCulloch, Gretchen, author. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York, NY : Riverhead Books, 2019 |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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Because internet |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2018038232 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780735210936 |
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undetermined |
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ecip book |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2019-02-25 |
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Anna Jardine; phone: 212-3662419; email: ajardine@penguinrandomhouse.com; bc: gbagley@penguinrandomhouse.com |