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Because InternetGretchen McCulloch

Because Internet

2019336 pages
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7 editions
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Because Internet is 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. 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…

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7 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2020
    Riverhead Books · 328 pages · 9780593189566
  • Hardcover · English · 2019
    Riverhead Books · 326 pages · 9780735210936
  • Other · English · 2020
    Penguin Publishing Group · 336 pages · 9780735210943
  • Other · English · 2020
    Penguin Random House · 336 pages · 9781529112825
  • Other · English · 2020
    Thorndike Press Large Print · 493 pages · 9781432873073
  • Other · English · 2019
    Penguin Random House · 336 pages · 9781787302310
linguisticsinternetpopular cultureSociolinguisticsInternet, social aspectsLanguage and languagesNew York Times bestsellerNew York Times reviewed