Binding: Paperback
Description: After conquering the Internet cats are now taking on linguistics! Since the advent of social media cats have become a topic central to online communication and the multitude of cat - related accounts now online has made this a world - wide phenomenon. Through cat - inspired varieties of language we have developed a genre of cat - inspired vocabulary. And on our special social media accounts for our cats we take on their identities as we post write talk and chat - as our feline friends. This innovative book provides linguistic analyses of the cyber Cativerse' exploring online language variation and explaining key linguistic concepts all through the lens of cat - related communication. Each chapter explores a different sociolinguistic phenomena drawing on fun and engaging examples including memes hashtags captions and LO Lcats' from platforms such as Instagram Facebook You Tube and Twitter. Innovative yet accessible it is catnip for all 'hoomans interested in how language is used online.
Title: Purrieties Of Language How We Talk About Cats Online
Author(s): Podhovnik Edith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781108825634
Pages: 200 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises
Publication Date: 7/6/2023
Category: Cats As Pets