Description
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.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Language, Englishes, and Technology in Perspective
Chapter 2 - Language, Society, and Changing Networks
Chapter 3 - Code-switching, Code-mixing, and Virtual Englishes
Chapter 4 - English Knowledge, Power, and Internet Competence
Chapter 5 - Changing Varieties, Discourse Practices, and Identity
Chapter 6 - The Sociolinguistics of Gender and Race Construction on the Internet
Chapter 7 - Truthfulness and Access in Online Communication
Chapter 8 - Culture and Webs of Significance
Chapter 9 - Conclusions
Index
