U ok w dis?: Analysing language attitudes towards internet english

Language has been hugely affected by the ample use of the internet nowadays. Many of the characteristics of the “new language” created online are intrinsic to its needs, and many of them are seen as deviations or mistakes. However, there is no consensus to date of the real language attitude of users...

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Main Author: Viviane de Moraes Abrahão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2014-12-01
Series:Entrepalavras: Revista de Linguística do Departamento de Letras Vernáculas da Universidade Federal do Ceará
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Online Access:http://www.entrepalavras.ufc.br/revista/index.php/Revista/article/view/420