Open AccessPerforming and Positioning Orthography in Peruvian CMC
Author(s) -
Back Michele,
Zepeda Miguel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of computer‐mediated communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.15
H-Index - 119
ISSN - 1083-6101
DOI - 10.1111/jcc4.12004
Subject(s) - orthography , indigenous , contradiction , normative , linguistics , asynchronous communication , sociology , history , psychology , computer science , political science , law , reading (process) , philosophy , telecommunications , ecology , biology
Using positioning theory and notions of stylization and performance, we examine alternative orthographies posted in Spanish on a Peruvian radio station's website. These posts were reactions to a published photo of Peruvian indigenous congresswoman Hilaria Supa's orthographic errors in notes she took during a congressional meeting. Contrary to our original assumptions, we find that commenters who used Spanish CMC orthography were less likely to support Hilaria Supa's own Quechua‐influenced orthography, while commenters using a hyper‐normative Spanish orthography were more supportive of Supa. We discuss possible reasons for this contradiction, with findings that contribute to a growing body of literature on CMC in non‐English speaking environments and suggest new beliefs regarding the use of nonstandard Spanish orthographies in asynchronous CMC environments .