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• Joint winner for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ESU English Language Book Award 2008.
• Winner of Joint winner of the Duke of Edinburgh English-Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2008.

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9780195313055

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thought-provoking... a fascinating account of new on-line and mobile technologies; not so much about language as about behaviour... Judges of the Duke of Edinburgh English-Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2008 a convincing argument Times Higher Education Supplement

thought-provoking... a fascinating account of new on-line and mobile technologies; not so much about language as about behaviour... Judges of the Duke of Edinburgh English-Speaking Union English Language Book Award 2008 a convincing argument Times Higher Education Supplement

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Naomi S. Baron is Professor of Linguistics at American University in Washington, DC. A leading authority on language use in the age of the computer, she has studied instant messaging, text messaging, mobile phone practices, multitasking behavior, and Facebook usage by American college students. She is the author of six books, including Alphabet to Email: How Written English Evolved and Where It's Heading, and she has been interviewed on ""Good Morning America,"" ""20/20,"" Fox 5, CNN, Fresh Air, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and more.

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