Casey The work of James Gee on social literacies<http://books.google.com.mx/books?hl=en&lr=&id=xqFNjA8e6rkC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=james+gee&ots=ubL33bDLk7&sig=SRHM94LEcxXdZmOr77DX9S5LWOo#v=onepage&q=james%20gee%20story%20time&f=false>might be interesting as a way to frame your analysis. He analyzed how our use of language is shaped by our social context. People select words, spellings, and ways to tell stories according to their background. For instance, in his book he beautifully analyze how a little African-American girl tells a story in the sharing time of her classroom not using "correct English" in the eyes of the cultural models of her white teacher. Gee explains how in fact the features of language used by the black girl were in fact quite advanced and expressive. Hope Gee's work relevant. Ruy On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:32 PM, Denise N. Rall <denrall@yahoo.com> wrote:
Casey -
David Crystal has done a lot on language and the Internet, including a book, 'Language and the Internet' Also, Crystal is on Youtube about it.
It sounds like a 'Miss Manners' and the internet problem. I've seen it mentioned in the NYTimes column in Sunday Style, Social Q's columns.
Another search pulled up ''Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior. Might be something there!
Cheers, Denise
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