2019
DOI: 10.1111/weng.12446
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When Englishes go digital

Abstract: Digital communications have meant a significant acceleration in rate and a widening in scope of interactions across Englishes (Friedrich & de Figueiredo, 2016). From social media posts to fan‐fiction writing, Englishes have been re‐negotiated, and new norms of interface and collaboration have been forged. Hybrid varieties have emerged, and new norms of politeness and opposition (Barnes, 2015) are constantly developing. For example, fan fiction can work as a channel for rewriting social norms through modificati… Show more

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“…It is also important to make it clear that while the word 'greengo' (spelled 'gringo' in Portuguese) has a negative connotation in some contexts, this is not the case in Brazil, where the term is used for any person who is not Brazilian, and does not have a pejorative meaning. Finally, I believe that studying the language of Greengodictionary may advance recent developments in studies of digital Englishes (Friedrich, 2020). I sought to address the following research question: How are English-centered/English-based humor discourses in Brazil similar to or different from other types of discourse in which the language plays a central part, as documented in previous literature?…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is also important to make it clear that while the word 'greengo' (spelled 'gringo' in Portuguese) has a negative connotation in some contexts, this is not the case in Brazil, where the term is used for any person who is not Brazilian, and does not have a pejorative meaning. Finally, I believe that studying the language of Greengodictionary may advance recent developments in studies of digital Englishes (Friedrich, 2020). I sought to address the following research question: How are English-centered/English-based humor discourses in Brazil similar to or different from other types of discourse in which the language plays a central part, as documented in previous literature?…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While many EFL students were used to advancing communication technology, they were gradually exposed to a wider range of English speakers from different cultural backgrounds (Friedrich, 2020;Rose et al, 2021). Concurrently, the text is defined as a multimodal or incorporation of language, images, audio, and other media to communicate and teach (the International Literacy Association, n.d.).…”
Section: Introduction Background Of the Studymentioning
confidence: 99%