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Netymology : From Apps to Zombies: A Linguistic Celebration of the Digital World - Tom Chatfield

Netymology

From Apps to Zombies: A Linguistic Celebration of the Digital World

By: Tom Chatfield

eBook | 28 March 2013 | Edition Number 1

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Composed of 100 bite-sized entries of 400 to 600 words each, Netymology weaves together stories, etymologies and analyses around digital culture's transformation, and creation, of words.

Tom Chatfield presents a kaleidoscopic, thought-provoking tour through the buried roots of some of the digital age's most common terms: from the @ and Apple symbols, to HTML and Trojan horses, to the twisted histories of new forms of slang, memes, text messages and gaming terms.

There's also discussion of the trends behind digital words, and of the ways language itself is being shaped by new forces - and revelations about how these forces are, in turn, reshaping us.

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Non-FictionComputing & I.T.Digital Lifestyle & Online World: Consumer & User GuidesInternet Guides & Online ServicesSociety & CultureCultural StudiesPopular CultureLanguage & LinguisticsLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative Linguistics

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