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Because Internet: Understanding How Language Is Changing
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Deciphering the evolving language of the internet.
If you're both intrigued and baffled by how communication evolves in the age of hashtags, emojis, and viral memes, "Because Internet" is an insightful exploration waiting for you. Gretchen McCulloch's enthusiastic and accessible writing style guides you through the linguistic wilderness of the web, making sense of how we shape language—and how it shapes us—online. It's like having a friendly linguist decode the rules of this new digital world.
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2019)
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ISBN: 9781529112825
Authors:
Gretchen McCulloch
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2020-03-05
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 11977 readers)
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Deciphering the evolving language of the internet.
If you're both intrigued and baffled by how communication evolves in the age of hashtags, emojis, and viral memes, "Because Internet" is an insightful exploration waiting for you. Gretchen McCulloch's enthusiastic and accessible writing style guides you through the linguistic wilderness of the web, making sense of how we shape language—and how it shapes us—online. It's like having a friendly linguist decode the rules of this new digital world.
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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