How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language has been abridged for online publication. The book is out on July ...

“The Internet has only been around for some 20 years, which is no time at all. It takes a lot longer for permanent or significant language change to operate.” “But in speech, nothing.

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The linguist Gretchen McCulloch aims to clear some things up with her new book, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language. The "new" rules, she says in an interview, are "emergent." ...

My goal was to investigate just how linguistically innovative Internet language is and how its development may inform our understanding of the evolution of language. Internet English is, despite its ...

Language Development Via The Internet Date: February 28, 2005 Source: University Of Wales - Bangor Summary: Educationalists may rail against the increased use of 'txt' shorthand by children in ...

The linguist Gretchen McCulloch aims to clear some things up with her new book, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language. The "new" rules, she says in an interview, are "emergent." ...

“ [The languages] are not part of the world of the Internet or computing,” he says. “We’re trying to change that mindset by providing the tools for people to use.” ...

The linguist Gretchen McCulloch aims to clear some things up with her new book, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language. The "new" rules, she says in an interview, are "emergent." ...

In the beginning, the language of the World Wide Web was English. Times change though, and the United States’ military’s gift to civilization knows no national boundaries, and growing ...