Because Internet #567
July 20, 2020
This week we dig into the grammar, idiosyncracies, and patterns of mondern writing the internet has made not just possible, but necessary: the writing you and I do all the time via email, text and Tweet. Join host Rachelle Saunders and guest Gretchen McCulloch, blogger, Wired columnist, podcaster, and author of the book "Because Internet: Understand the New Rules of Language", as they pick apart the language of the internet era from the history and use of emojis to the ethics of using Twitter as a data resource to better understand language.
Related links:
- Children Are Using Emoji for Digital-Age Language Learning
- Emoji Are Gesture episode of the Lingthusiasm podcast
- We Need to Talk About Digital Blackface in Reaction GIFs by Lauren Michele Jackson on TeenVogue
Guests:
- Gretchen McCulloch
Featured Book
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
Guest Bios
Gretchen McCulloch
Gretchen McCulloch writes about linguistics for a general audience, especially internet language. She writes the Resident Linguist column at Wired (and formerly at The Toast). McCulloch has a master's in linguistics from McGill University, runs the blog All Things Linguistic, and cohosts Lingthusiasm, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics. She lives in Montreal, but also on the internet.
