tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post1004886513253486410..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Linguistics on FacebookMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-44881387522629771832008-10-09T05:36:00.000-05:002008-10-09T05:36:00.000-05:00I don't, unfortunately, but Polyglot Conspiracy ha...I don't, unfortunately, but Polyglot Conspiracy has talked about this and knows a ton more than I do about the relevant areas. Should be a fun topic.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-32258849570228280252008-10-09T03:54:00.000-05:002008-10-09T03:54:00.000-05:00Facebook is indeed interesting for linguists. I'm ...Facebook is indeed interesting for linguists. I'm only a linguistic student, so I don't really have as much insight into linguistic practices as some of you might do. I came across your blog in search of linguistic theory on facebook. My focus will be on the status updates of facebook users. <BR/>Do you, by any chance, know some secondary literature on facebook and cmc practices? That would be helpful, I'm really struggling :)Bettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432027845586513427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-31136273487854409562007-07-07T13:30:00.000-05:002007-07-07T13:30:00.000-05:00previous post apparently typed with fingers on wro...previous post apparently typed with fingers on wrong keys ...<BR/><BR/>You know what? It's a "drinking fountain"! And it's coke, as in "You want a coke?" "Sure, what've you got?" "Pepsi and Nehi."<BR/><BR/>Also ... Sorry, but (blame <A HREF="http://dododreams.blogspot.com/2007/07/chain-mail.html" REL="nofollow">John</A> at <I>Thoughts in a Haystack</I>) <A HREF="http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com/2007/07/im-it.html" REL="nofollow">you're tagged!</A>.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-1149737092288294742007-07-07T13:28:00.000-05:002007-07-07T13:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-33251822088192495802007-07-07T11:14:00.000-05:002007-07-07T11:14:00.000-05:00Indeed it was! I thought she was your colleague bu...Indeed it was! I thought she was your colleague but I wasn't 100% sure on whether it was the precise same department etc. She was great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-11063039798042989522007-07-07T05:49:00.000-05:002007-07-07T05:49:00.000-05:00Well, excellent. Your posts on this were before I ...Well, excellent. Your posts on this were before I was a regular reader of Polyglot Conspiracy. (Hey, old people just need time to find the cool stuff.)<BR/><BR/>And that workshop on imposter syndrome, I believe, was conducted by Wisconsin's own Professor Monica Macaulay, morphologist, author of <I>Surviving Linguistics</I>, and an occasional reader of this blog. Small world.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-78517114048162201802007-07-06T21:56:00.000-05:002007-07-06T21:56:00.000-05:00Facebook (and Myspace and insert-other-SNS-here) i...Facebook (and Myspace and insert-other-SNS-here) is endlessly interesting for linguists (yay! I'm not the only one who thinks so!). To toot my own horn (hey - I went to a workshop last night on Impostor Syndrome; I was told to take credit for my accomplishments): I've posted on <A HREF="http://polyglotconspiracy.net/index.php/archives/2006/09/08/actually-the-new-facebook-debate-is-interesting/" REL="nofollow">Facebook group names as dialogic and the potential for learning something about speech patterns based on these names</A> and given a perfunctory treatment of the <A HREF="http://polyglotconspiracy.net/index.php/archives/2006/12/04/peeves-on-facebook/" REL="nofollow">language prescriptivist group trend</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-56035629154086521412007-07-06T19:23:00.000-05:002007-07-06T19:23:00.000-05:00Yeah, soda/pop is huge, of course, including here....Yeah, soda/pop is huge, of course, including here. The state is split on the term, actually, so it's maybe esp. logical here.<BR/><BR/>'Bubbler' is the word most identified with Wisconsin (I've posted about it a while back, with pix, even -- check the archives.<BR/><BR/>The prescriptivist stuff is something I'll probably eventually talk about -- but after some more regional stuff, probably.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-87225929631171073542007-07-06T17:22:00.000-05:002007-07-06T17:22:00.000-05:00I've never heard of a water fountain being called ...I've never heard of a water fountain being called a "bubbler". I haven't done rigorous searching, but being in the WVU network I've seen more groups regarding the use of "soda" vs "pop" vs generic "coke".<BR/><BR/>Of course, the most common I've seen there are general perscriptivist groups that abhor poor spelling and 'bad grammar'. I avoid such groups in general, though I did once post a comment on one of their forums.GAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756535843412579846noreply@blogger.com