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Gretchen McCulloch ()[1] Canadian linguist . On her blog, as well as her podcast Lingthusiasm (which she cohosts with Lauren Gawne ) she offers linguistic analysis of online communication such as internet memes , emoji and instant messaging . She writes regularly for Wired The Toast internet linguistics , Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
Education [ edit ]
McCulloch obtained a master's degree in linguistics at McGill University .[2]
McCulloch's writing online focuses on internet linguistics , a field first advocated by David Crystal . Her blog, which is titled "All Things Linguistic," posts or reposts content most weekdays. In it, she regularly discusses trends in use of English words, phrases and emoji in online communications as well as offering analysis of language form used in internet communications.[3] The Toast doge meme.[4] BBC Radio 4 , where McCulloch was interviewed on the subject by Evan Davis .[5]
In 2019, McCulloch's first book, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Riverhead Books . The book explores the history of online communication in English and the linguistic trends that have emerged within it over the years,[6] [7] [8]
The book received critical acclaim from The New York Times The New York Times Best Seller list[9] [10] National Public Radio [11] Washington Post [12]
She has worked with YouTube presenters: she collaborated with Tom Scott on the "Language Files" videos on his channel,[13] Crash Course .[14]
In 2021, McCulloch received the Linguistics, Language and the Public Award from the Linguistics Society of America .[15]
In popular culture [ edit ]
McCulloch was featured in the xkcd [16]
On November 16, 2020, McCulloch wrote out the lyrics on Twitter to a parody of the song Jolene called "Vaccine", in response to news that Dolly Parton had contributed 1 million dollars toward the development of one of the most promising COVID-19 vaccines. The song was recorded by Ryan Cordell, an English professor at Northeastern University.[17] [18] [19]
References [ edit ]
^ McCulloch, Gretchen (11 September 2015). "Name" . Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ McCulloch, Gretchen (14 February 2019). "Biography" . Gretchen McCulloch . Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ McKelvey, Cynthia (2016). "How the Internet is changing the English language" . Daily Dot . Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ McCulloch, Gretchen. "A Linguist Explains the Grammar of Doge. Wow" . The Toast . Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ Williams, Rhiannon (2014). "Radio 4: stop trying to intellectualise Doge. Wow" . The Telegraph . Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ Johnston, Kjerstin (August 2019). "How the Internet Changed Language—for the Better" . The Ringer . Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ Yu, Mallory; Kopp, Emily. "Our Language Is Evolving, 'Because Internet' . National Public Radio . Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ Morton, Becky (31 July 2019). "Is the full stop rude when used on WhatsApp?" . BBC News . Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ Szalai, Jennifer (22 July 2019). "Why Has Language Changed So Much So Fast? 'Because Internet' . The New York Times . Retrieved 2 August 2019 .
^ Fraser, Malcolm. "All You Word Are Belong to Us" . Montreal Review of Books .
^ Nunberg, Geoffrey (20 August 2019). "Ironic, Informal And Expressive, 'New Rules Of Language' Evolve Online" . National Public Radio
^ Marz, Megan (12 September 2019). "How the Internet has changed the way we write — and speak. It's not all ALL bad" . The Washington Post
^ "Tom Scott - Language Files (Series)" . wmad.co.uk . Retrieved 5 December 2022 .
^ Mantenuto, Iara (2021). "Diversifying the field: Activities to make linguistics more relevant" . Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America . 6 2 ): 5094. doi :10.3765/plsa.v6i2.5094
^ "LSA Announces 2021 Awards and Honors | Linguistic Society of America" . www.linguisticsociety.org . Retrieved 15 January 2021 .
^ "2381: The True Name of the Bear" . explain xkcd .
^ Cordell, Ryan. "Vaccine (to the tune of Dolly Parton's "Jolene")" . YouTube
^ Larson, Shannon (18 November 2020). " . The Boston Globe
^ Schwartz, Nate (19 November 2020). "How Dolly Parton helped develop the COVID-19 vaccine" . Deseret News
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