Language and the Internet
Inbunden bok. Cambridge University Press. 1 uppl. 2002. 272 sidor.
Nyskick. Skyddsomslag i nyskick.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 0521802121
- Titel
- Language and the Internet [Elektronisk resurs]
- Författare
- Crystal, David
- Förlag
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press
- Utgivningsår
- 2001
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Countering the popular mythology that electronic communication is somehow bad for language, leading writer on language issues David Crystal argues that the Internet is in fact enabling a dramatic expansion to take place in the range and variety of linguistic forms, and is providing unprecedented opportunities for personal creativity.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-251) and indexes.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 A linguistic perspective; 2 The medium of Netspeak; 3 Finding an identity; 4 The language of e-mail; 5 The language of chatgroups; 6 The language of virtual worlds; 7 The language of the Web; 8 The linguistic future of the Internet; References; Index of authors;
Electronic reproduction.