[Air-l] Reactions to language in CMC

[Ellis Godard]

Would this include SMSics? ;)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org 
> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Lauren 
> M. Squires
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:08 PM
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-l] Reactions to language in CMC
> 
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> I am searching for some discussions online (in interactive 
> formats like message boards, blog comments, forums, listserv 
> archives, etc.) that include opinions/judgments about the 
> language used in CMC - often referred to as "netspeak," 
> "AOLspeak," "chatspeak," "IM language," "internet slang," 
> etc.  In particular, threads or posts that contain readers' 
> reactions to media accounts of such phenomena (popularly 
> including terms like "LOL," "BRB," emoticons, punctuation 
> practices, failure to capitalize, etc.).  I am interested in 
> what the media accounts themselves say, but I am MORE 
> interested in other people's reactions to what they are 
> reading about (i.e., "People who use emoticons are _______" 
> or "LOL is so _____").  For instance, here are two response 
> threads to an article earlier this year published in a campus 
> newspaper:
> 
> http://maroon.uchicago.edu/viewpoints/articles/2006/04/14/aols
peak_is_destroyi.php

http://digg.com/tech_news/AOL_has_destroyed_the_English_language_with_chat_s
peak

If anyone has other examples of these kinds of discussions, I would be
grateful for links. Thanks in advance.

Best,
Lauren

ps - Also, a while ago I asked for recommendations of listings of
internet-related conferences, and I failed to properly thank my respondents.
Thanks to everyonen who responded (with apologies for my belatedness)!

-- 
lauren m. squires
  lx: http://polyglotconspiracy.net
  cmc: http://sociocmc.blogspot.com
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