Among the New Words

Among the New Words

A study of neologisms of the 1990s that refer to computers &/or the Internet lists 172 words & expressions alphabetically from A through H with definitions & sources of first written attestations. Textual contexts & sociocultural commentary are provided for selected items, with parti...

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Veröffentlicht in:American speech 1999-10, Vol.74 (3), p.298-323
Hauptverfasser: Glowka, Wayne, Lester, Brenda K, Blume, Hope, Farmer, Charles, Hendrix, Keith, Nolan Joiner, Mary, Lines, Deidra, Lastinger, Randall, Pugh, Denzil R, Roberts, Nicholas, Popik, Barry
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A study of neologisms of the 1990s that refer to computers &/or the Internet lists 172 words & expressions alphabetically from A through H with definitions & sources of first written attestations. Textual contexts & sociocultural commentary are provided for selected items, with particular focus on data-mine, extranet, & Geek Code; two humorous glossaries of computer terms are also presented. J. Hitchcock
ISSN:0003-1283