Would this include SMSics? ;)
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Lauren M. Squires Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:08 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Reactions to language in CMC
Dear list,
I am searching for some discussions online (in interactive formats like message boards, blog comments, forums, listserv archives, etc.) that include opinions/judgments about the language used in CMC - often referred to as "netspeak," "AOLspeak," "chatspeak," "IM language," "internet slang," etc. In particular, threads or posts that contain readers' reactions to media accounts of such phenomena (popularly including terms like "LOL," "BRB," emoticons, punctuation practices, failure to capitalize, etc.). I am interested in what the media accounts themselves say, but I am MORE interested in other people's reactions to what they are reading about (i.e., "People who use emoticons are _______" or "LOL is so _____"). For instance, here are two response threads to an article earlier this year published in a campus newspaper:
http://maroon.uchicago.edu/viewpoints/articles/2006/04/14/aols peak_is_destroyi.php
http://digg.com/tech_news/AOL_has_destroyed_the_English_language_with_chat_s peak If anyone has other examples of these kinds of discussions, I would be grateful for links. Thanks in advance. Best, Lauren ps - Also, a while ago I asked for recommendations of listings of internet-related conferences, and I failed to properly thank my respondents. Thanks to everyonen who responded (with apologies for my belatedness)! -- lauren m. squires lx: http://polyglotconspiracy.net cmc: http://sociocmc.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/