LOL in the age of the telegraph

Collister, Lauren Brittany (2015) LOL in the age of the telegraph. The Conversation.

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Abstract

From “lol” to “brb,” the internet and text messaging gave rise to a unique form of short form language – “textspeak” – in which almost all of us are well-versed. But long before the internet revolutionized communication, humans experienced a different sort of technological innovation: the telegraph. In 1837, the first commercial telegraphs were released by Samuel Morse, William Fothergill Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, and this machine – as journalist Tom Standage argues in his book The Victorian Internet – mirrored the impact that the internet has had in modern times. The result was an entirely new way to wield language – one that, in a number of ways, resembles today’s textspeak.

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Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Collister, Lauren Brittany
Date:	1 September 2015
Date Type:	Publication
Access Restriction:	No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Journal or Publication Title:	The Conversation
Institution:	University of Pittsburgh
Refereed:	No
Official URL:	https://theconversation.com/lol-in-the-age-of-the-...
Article Type:	Research Article
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2015 16:44
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2020 15:55
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26288

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