Netymology
- Authors
- Chatfield, Tom
- Publisher
- Quercus Books
- Tags
- language arts & disciplines , linguistics , etymology
- Date
- 2013-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 19.88 MB
- Lang
- en
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 vocabulary. Chatfield presents a kaleidoscopic, thought-provoking tour through the buried roots of the symbols, speech, and mannerisms we have inherited from the digital age: 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; how language itself is being shaped by technology, how it is changing us.