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Gretchen McCulloch speaks about internet linguistics: how language is changing in the digital era and what this means for the way that we communicate with each other. View a short sample talk below, showing a depth of research from her New York Times bestselling book Because Internet and a keen delight in connecting with the audience.
Short talks
A Tongue-In-Cheek Proposal to Improve English Spelling (By Making It Worse) at the Festival of Bad Ad-hoc Hypotheses (BAHfest), a science comedy festival at MIT. Boston, March 2019.
Long talks
The Linguistic Secrets Found in Billions of Emoji at South by Southwest (SXSW Interactive 2016). Slides, blog post, and full audio:
Internet linguistics: Why online language matters. Keynote at the Australian National University.
The linguistics of billions of emoji at Dawn or Doom, a conference about the future of technology at Purdue University, October 2016. Video:
Lingthusiasm liveshows
Lingthusiasm liveshows have been performed in Montreal, Sydney, and Melbourne. Audio of the liveshows is available at the links, or see this video episode of Lingthusiasm:
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