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# GOLD! The academic linguistics of LOLspeak
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/gold-the-academic-linguistics-of-lolspeak/
- Published: 2011-12-16T21:11:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T03:51:47.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: lolcats, caturday, LOL, LOLspeak, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

HT to [@jim\_croft](https://twitter.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com#!/jim%5Fcroft) and thanks to [Boing Boing](http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/the-academic-linguistics-of-lo.html?ref=katecarruthers.com).

BTW this bears out my notion that [Why LOLcats are important](https://katecarruthers6748.live-website.com/2011/07/why-lolcats-are-important/?ref=katecarruthers.com).

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[I can has language play: Construction of Language and Identity in LOLspeak](http://vimeo.com/33318759?ref=katecarruthers.com) from [Lauren Gawne](http://vimeo.com/user9563247?ref=katecarruthers.com) on [Vimeo](http://vimeo.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com).