The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes - Couverture souple

Friedrich, Patricia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138025798 ISBN 13 : 9781138025790

Editeur : Routledge, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The internet has revolutionised the way we interact and caused a complete shift in the dynamics of our communication. We now talk and write to strangers; provide feedback to writers, artists, and companies; post opinions; work as informal journalists; start social movements; and merge oral and written modes in new, creative but also challenging ways. At the same time, we have witnessed the spread of English on a global scale and this has become inextricably linked with the evolution in online communication.

The Sociolinguistics of digital Englishes investigates these phenomena by introducing core areas of sociolinguistics but exploring how each one of them has been transformed by the current era of globalization, particularly with regard to the spread of English and its current status as a global language. The key topics covered include:

• Language, English, and Technology in Perspective
• Language, Society, and changing networks
• Code switching, code mixing, and virtual Englishes
• English knowledge, power, and internet competence
• Changing Varieties, discourse practices, and Identity
• The sociolinguistics of gender and race construction on the internet
• Truthfulness and access in online communication
• Culture and webs of significance

This book will be key reading for students with an interest in language in the globalised multimedia world.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes introduces core areas of sociolinguistics and explores how each one has been transformed by the current era of digital communication and the Internet. Addressing the changing dynamics of English(es) in the digital age, this ground-breaking book:

• discusses the spread of English and its current status as a global language;
• demonstrates how key concepts such as language change, speech communities, gender construction and code-switching are affected by digital communications;
• analyzes examples of the interaction of Englishes and social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Urban Dictionary; and
• provides questions for discussion and further reading with each chapter.

Accessible and innovative, this book will be key reading for all students studying sociolinguistics and digital communication or with an interest in language in the globalized multimedia world.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138025798
• ISBN 13: 9781138025790
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192