Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes

Patricia Friedrich is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition/Linguistics at Arizona State University, USA.Eduardo H. Diniz de Figueiredo is Assistant Professor of English at Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil.

"This is a book we have badly needed. The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes is about language, culture, society, world Englishes, digital media, and the modern global world. It is an excellent introduction to each area and to their integration. But is also full of deep insights and path-breaking ideas. It is rare that anything this usable as a textbook is this smart."James Paul Gee, Arizona State University, USA"This well-researched, pioneering book will help build sociolinguistic knowledge about the Internet rights/responsibilities of users of English."Francisco Gomes de Matos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and ABA Global Education, Recife, Brazil

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 - Introduction: Language, Englishes, and Technology in PerspectiveChapter 2 - Language, Society, and Changing NetworksChapter 3 - Code-switching, Code-mixing, and Virtual EnglishesChapter 4 - English Knowledge, Power, and Internet CompetenceChapter 5 - Changing Varieties, Discourse Practices, and IdentityChapter 6 - The Sociolinguistics of Gender and Race Construction on the InternetChapter 7 - Truthfulness and Access in Online CommunicationChapter 8 - Culture and Webs of SignificanceChapter 9 - ConclusionsIndex