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Re:Review my sci-fi novel about P vs. NP? by cpeterso on Monday January 06, 2014 @11:58PM (#7015680)
If the story is not about language emphasis, then the lowercase text is distracting from the real story. :)
Re:Review my sci-fi novel about P vs. NP? by danpalmer on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @08:56AM (#7017277)
I've seen some quite good examples of this in some things I've read. A poem I know was written incorrectly in order to force people to read it in a particular accent[1]. Also, "Feersum Endjin" by Iain M Banks has some chapters written from the perspective of one of main characters written in non-standard English[2].

    Woak up. Got dresd. Had brekfast. Spoke wif Ergates thi ant who sed itz juss been wurk wurk wurk 4 u lately master Bascule, Y dont u ½ a holiday? & I agreed & that woz how we decided we otter go 2 c Mr Zoliparia in thi I-ball ov thi gargoyle Rosbrith.
[1]: http://www.tomleonard.co.uk/main-publications/intimate-voice...

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feersum_Endjinn

Re:Review my sci-fi novel about P vs. NP? by glomph on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @06:47PM (#7020821)
Then of course there are the classics such as Trainspotting.
Re:Review my sci-fi novel about P vs. NP? by MarkPNeyer on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @12:01AM (#7015693)
the role of language in shaping our experience is a HUGE element of the story. i guess i read too much snow crash.
Re:Review my sci-fi novel about P vs. NP? by dkuntz2 on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @12:06AM (#7015716)
Having also read Snow Crash, I think you're extrapolating a little too far. The composition of words shapes experience, not small syntax choices.

Plus, I don't know that it's a huge element of a story (I can't tell if "of the story" means your story specifically or all stories). The culture shapes language, and the culture shapes the story. The language's influence on the story isn't anywhere near the culture's.