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 PerspectiveLanguage, Society, and changing networksCode switching, code mixing, and virtual EnglishesEnglish knowledge, power, and internet competenceChanging Varieties, discourse practices, and IdentityThe sociolinguistics of gender and race construction on the internetTruthfulness and access in online communicationCulture and webs of significanceThis book will be key reading for students with an interest in language in the globalised multimedia world.
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"This is a book we have badly needed. The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes is about language, culture, society, world Englishes, digital media, and the modern global world. It is an excellent introduction to each area and to their integration. But is also full of deep insights and path-breaking ideas. It is rare that anything this usable as a textbook is this smart." James Paul Gee, Arizona State University, USA
"This well-researched, pioneering book will help build sociolinguistic knowledge about the Internet rights/responsibilities of users of English." Francisco Gomes de Matos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and ABA Global Education, Recife, Brazil
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
Patricia Friedrich is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition/Linguistics at Arizona State University, USA.
Eduardo H. Diniz de Figueiredo is Assistant Professor of English at Universidade Federal do Paranį, Brazil.
