The readings for week one are introductory chapters and articles about doing research on online using (mostly) written data. Some of the big questions that sociolinguistics have been asking is how speech-like is online writing and how sociolinguists can use digital data in their research. How do the various authors answer these questions and what other major questions are raised in these readings?

The readings for week one are introductory chapters and articles about doing research on online using (mostly) written data. Some of the big questions that sociolinguistics have been asking is how speech-like is online writing and how sociolinguists can use digital data in their research. How do the various authors answer these questions and what other major questions are raised in these readings?