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Computer-mediated communication : linguistic, social, and cross-cultural perspectives /

Text-based interaction among humans connected via computer networks, such as takes place via email and in synchronous modes such as "chat", MUDs and MOOs, has attracted considerable popular and scholarly attention. This collection of 14 articles on text-based computer-mediated communicatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Herring, Susan C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©1996.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 39.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Text-based interaction among humans connected via computer networks, such as takes place via email and in synchronous modes such as "chat", MUDs and MOOs, has attracted considerable popular and scholarly attention. This collection of 14 articles on text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC), is the first to bring empirical evidence from a variety of disciplinary perspectives to bear on questions raised by the new medium. The first section, linguistic perspectives, addresses the question of how CMC compares with speaking and writing, and describes its unique structural characteristics. Sec
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 324 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-308) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027285669
9027285667
ISSN:0922-842X ;