Excellent book on internet linguistics! Touches all the important points and then some. I learnt about Third Places and where thankful!Tobias notation originates, and felt myself and my internet habits covered quite comprehensively.
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
author: | Gretchen McCulloch (2019) |
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date read: | 2020-04-18 |
pages: | 327 |
lists: | language, nonfiction, tech |
rating: | β β β β β |

Quotes
Women tend to learn language from their peers; men learn it from their mothers.
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