Metagold [1] is a research blog based out of a project at Goldsmiths College, University of London, focused exclusively on the video sharing web service Nico Nico Douga [2]. In a July 15th post [3], Metagold takes up the story of a linguist at Kyoto University, Kanamaru-san (id:kana0355 [4] [ja]), who “asks how the basic difference of the comments’ placement […] creates the specific speech situations of commenting on Nico Nico Douga and Youtube.”
Japan: The Linguistics of Nico Nico Douga
· Written by Chris Salzberg
Categories: East Asia, Japan, History, Ideas, Language, Technology