Nunberg – The Way We Talk Now

Book page: nunberg-way-we-talk

From: Quotes batch 16

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Concept

“The internet has transformed the concept of ‘public’ and ‘private’ language into a single, blurred spectrum.” (p. 31)

Behavior

“Our behavior in digital spaces is governed by the illusion of anonymity, leading to linguistic choices we would never make in person.” (p. 92)

Game Theory

“Corporate jargon is a signaling game; it demonstrates a commitment to the ‘team’ while often obscuring the lack of actual work.” (p. 150)

Cognition

“New technologies don’t just change how we talk; they change the cognitive metaphors we use to understand the world.” (p. 205)

Memory

“We no longer need to remember facts, only the keywords required to retrieve them from the digital archive.” (p. 268)