Internet Speech

[Kerim Friedman]

I couldn't tell from the review if Crystal's book addresses non-english internet languages. I would be very interested if anyone knows of articles dealing especially with Chinese and/or other East Asian languages as they are used on chat rooms, etc.

kerim

>Crystal's book sounds interesting. If not for its content, at least for the
>author's attitude towards Internet language. Let's hope it convinces some
>language snobs...And for one thing, chat rooms do provide an interesting
>case of spontaneous written language, IMVH(AWISHIMVVVH)O. Maybe we should
>adapt this case to (recurring) discussions over "oral vs. written"
>language. Say, contrasting memorized oral texts with these spontaneous
>written dialogues...
>
>Surprising that Crystal's should be claimed to be the first book on the
>subject, though.
>Out of curiosity, are there LingAnthers working on Internet speech?
>
>Alex Enkerli
>Ph.D. Candidate
>Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
>Indiana University

________________________________________________________
Links to Alternative News Coverage of the Twin Towers Tragedy:

                 http://kerim.oxus.net/engurls.php?selectcat=30

________________________________________________________
P. KERIM FRIEDMAN
			Anthropology, Temple University
			<mailto:kerim.friedman at oxus.net>
			<http://kerim.oxus.net>
________________________________________________________