The sociolinguistics of digital Englishes

The internet has revolutionised the way we interact and caused a complete shift in the dynamics of our communication.

We now talk and write to strangers; provide feedback to writers, artists and companies; post opinions; work as informal journalists; start social movements; and merge oral and written modes in new, creative but also challenging ways.

At the same time, we have witnessed the spread of English on a global scale and this has become inextricably linked with the evolution in online communication. 'The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes' investigates these phenomena.