Pragmatics of Computer-Mediated Communication
| Author | : Susan Herring |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 772 |
| Release | : 2013-01-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110214468 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3110214466 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Pragmatics of Computer-Mediated Communication by : Susan Herring
Download or read book Pragmatics of Computer-Mediated Communication written by Susan Herring and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present handbook provides an overview of the pragmatics of language and language use mediated by digital technologies. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is defined to include text-based interactive communication via the Internet, websites and other multimodal formats, and mobile communication. In addition to 'core' pragmatic and discourse-pragmatic phenomena the chapters cover pragmatically-focused research on types of CMC and pragmatic approaches to characteristic CMC phenomena.
