Anyway, hi, I'm an internet linguist!
You might know me from writing linguistics articles at The Toast (RIP)
These days I cohost a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics (lingthusiasm.com) and I'm writing a book in defense of internet language which'll be out with Penguin in 2019 gretchenmcculloch.com/book
Turns out that not even during staycation can I find time to catch up on all the podcasts I allegedly 'follow'.
Finally got an hour free, but how to choose‽
Luckily, #YouAreNotSoSmart recently interviewed half of #Lingthusiasm - a two-for-one!
Thanks @gretchenmcc and David McRaney, I could listen to yous chat all day.
https://youarenotsosmart.com/2020/12/15/yanss-194-how-memes-text-messaging-emojis-and-internet-culture-are-expanding-the-range-of-human-expression-and-ultimately-our-minds/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZMWkmXX3k
The linguistics of video-game gibberish, with a focus on the history of Animal Crossing
I've got another article up on Ars Technica! This one's a review of @gretchenmcc 's book Because Internet
I wrote some of my thoughts about the decentralization of language on the web while reading 'Because Internet' by @gretchenmcc https://davidwolfpaw.com/decentralization-of-language-on-the-web/
Because Internet
"R is a harmless consonant that never asked to be embroiled in any of our petty human squabbles."
I've listened to just enough Lingthusiasm that I can hear all these quips in @gretchenmcc 's voice even without buying the audiobook
@gretchenmcc The livetoot begins with the jacket blurb: "language is humanity's most spectacular open source project" is not a way I've ever thought about language before
@gretchenmcc wrote a cool thing about the Archive of Our Own tag system
https://www.wired.com/story/archive-of-our-own-fans-better-than-tech-organizing-information/
Just finished an advance copy of Because Internet by @gretchenmcc ! It’s all about Internet language and I understand so much more now about why some people use Wildly different styles online, and how the meaning varies depending on when you first started using the Internet . It’s really fascinating! Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/540664/because-internet-by-gretchen-mcculloch/9780735210936/
@gretchenmcc asked on Twitter what people's favorite Unicode characters are. I couldn't decide between ampersand (&), lowercase esh (ʃ) and cup of tea emoji (🍵) .
What are your favorite #unicode characters?
How do young children use emoji? Let's find out!
By popular request, a CHILD EMOJI AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION survey!
Please answer it if you have preliterate or semi-literate kids in your life, or share it with people who do, and hopefully we can make a CHILD EMOJI CORPUS 🥰
#linguistics #emoji #internetlanguage
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEAw4zxC2mBWlIr1zxwLJu5IX41wv9hZ3YNukhJUGardhu2w/viewform
You know how on they say that all publicity is good publicity, even when it's bad? Well, if you don't want to give a certain character or company the pleasure of knowing that you talk about them, #Voldemorting is the solution. Read @gretchenmcc for WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/voldemorting-ultimate-seo-diss-resident-linguist/
https://www.wired.com/story/voldemorting-ultimate-seo-diss-resident-linguist/
this article by @gretchenmcc is the best
This bot wants to sing with you! @singalongbot
A post-XOXO project by @gretchenmcc , Kate Compton, and me.
A portion of the #linguistics section at MIT libraries in my August linkfest and monthly summary post!
https://gretchenmcculloch.com/2018/09/24/august-2018-langfest18-instagram-and-mastodon/
RT @gretchenmcc Please provide your catchiest songs, for Science*
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejVvGtYMyUxYGfi2YUxKLiTkuLxN9gNb8RDK7LtYrZU7JVsg/viewform
*and by Science, I mean a late-night internet social experiment that we dreamed up at #xoxofest
(I just want people to come, so also feel free to drop by if you just want a guaranteed location to find me and say hi! It's a big conference!)
Internet linguist (she/her)
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