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 (466 Downloads) |
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.