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Pragmatics of computer-mediated communication / edited by Susan C. Herring, Dieter Stein, Tuija Virtanen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Handbooks of pragmatics ; v. 9.Publisher: Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter Mouton, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 758 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110214468
  • 3110214466
  • 3110214458
  • 9783110214451
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pragmatics of Computer-Mediated Communication.DDC classification:
  • 302.23/1014 23
LOC classification:
  • P96.D36 P73 2013eb
Other classification:
  • 17.61
  • ER 940
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface to the handbook series; Preface to this handbook; 1. Introduction to the pragmatics of computer-mediated communication; I. Pragmatics of computer-mediated modes; 2. Email communication; 3. Mailing list communication; 4. Blogging; 5. Real-time chat; 6. Instant messaging; 7. Text messaging; 8. Mobile phone communication; 9. Synchronous voice-based computer-mediated communication; II. Classic pragmatic phenomena in computer-mediated communication; 10. Relevance in computer-mediated conversation; 11. Performativity in computer-mediated communication.
12. Address in computer-mediated communication13. Apologies in email discussions; 14. Internet advice; 15. Deception in computer-mediated communication; III. Pragmatics of computer-mediated communication phenomena; 16. Email hoaxes; 17. Authentication and Nigerian Letters; 18. The maxims of online nicknames; 19. Micro-linguistic structural features of computer-mediated communication; IV. Discourse pragmatics of computer-mediated interaction; 20. Rhythm and timing in chat room interaction; 21. Conversational floor in computer-mediated discourse; 22. Conversational coherence in small group chat.
23. Repair in chat room interaction24. Responses and non-responses in workplace emails; 25. Small talk, politeness, and email communication in the workplace; 26. Flaming and linguistic impoliteness on a listserv; V. Broader perspectives; 27. Code-switching in computer-mediated communication; 28. Narrative analysis and computer-mediated communication; 29. Genre and computer-mediated communication; About the authors; Subject index.
(MP) Handbooks of pragmatics vol. 9Summary: "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."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the handbook series; Preface to this handbook; 1. Introduction to the pragmatics of computer-mediated communication; I. Pragmatics of computer-mediated modes; 2. Email communication; 3. Mailing list communication; 4. Blogging; 5. Real-time chat; 6. Instant messaging; 7. Text messaging; 8. Mobile phone communication; 9. Synchronous voice-based computer-mediated communication; II. Classic pragmatic phenomena in computer-mediated communication; 10. Relevance in computer-mediated conversation; 11. Performativity in computer-mediated communication.

12. Address in computer-mediated communication13. Apologies in email discussions; 14. Internet advice; 15. Deception in computer-mediated communication; III. Pragmatics of computer-mediated communication phenomena; 16. Email hoaxes; 17. Authentication and Nigerian Letters; 18. The maxims of online nicknames; 19. Micro-linguistic structural features of computer-mediated communication; IV. Discourse pragmatics of computer-mediated interaction; 20. Rhythm and timing in chat room interaction; 21. Conversational floor in computer-mediated discourse; 22. Conversational coherence in small group chat.

23. Repair in chat room interaction24. Responses and non-responses in workplace emails; 25. Small talk, politeness, and email communication in the workplace; 26. Flaming and linguistic impoliteness on a listserv; V. Broader perspectives; 27. Code-switching in computer-mediated communication; 28. Narrative analysis and computer-mediated communication; 29. Genre and computer-mediated communication; About the authors; Subject index.

"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."

Text in English.

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