[Linguistic Anthropology] Lx FTW

[Alexandre]

[http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/05/08/a-special-in-depth-analysis-by-david-mcraney-l337-katz0rz/]

"Linguistics for the win!" (inspired by a blog comment)A Special
In-Depth Analysis by David McRaney - L337 Katz0rz (Via LL)

An analysis of lolcats through "leetspeak" and visual macros. Rich,
insightful, funny. McRaney sure got 1337-cred to spare.

Too many quote-worthy excerpts. Do read the whole thing. The blog entry
itself might require prior knowledge of English-speaking Internet
popular culture to be fully understood. But even those who may not
share these references could get something out of McRaney's post. The
process of identity negotiation through assessing ingroup membership
through obscure references is well-understood (and sociological
enough). The lolcat examples used are rather representative. And issues
surrounding language use in English-speaking online groups are
described clearly.

IOW, McRaney's a pifanee-inducing h4x0rz.

w00t!


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Posted By Alexandre to Linguistic Anthropology at 5/12/2007 02:24:00 PM
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