Purrieties of Language - How We Talk About Cats Online

Sommario

1. The cativerse; 2. The feline territory of language; 3. Meowlogisms; 4. Da kittehz; 5. Virtual furever homes; 6. Multimeowdality; 7. Meow and more; 8. Going on pawtrol; 9. Linguistic scratching posts; 10. #StatsWithCats; 11. Cattitude and Purrception.

Info autore

Edith Podhovnik specialises in regional and online language variation and teaches in a media studies related degree programme in Austria. Proficient in several languages, she has taught in Austria, the UK, USA, and Russia, and is a member of ISLE and BAAL. She currently has two cats.

Riassunto

All paws on deck! This innovative book provides a feline twist on the linguistic analysis of online language variation. Illustrated with a wide range of fun and engaging examples, it uses online cat discourse to explain key linguistic concepts, such as sociolinguistics, dialectology, phonetics, lexicography, morphology, syntax and many more.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edith Podhovnik
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.04.2023
• EAN: 9781108825634
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82563-4
• Pagine: 200
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cats as pets