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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Crystal, David, 1941- Language and the internet. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2006012916 (OCoLC)67945044 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Crystal |
| ISBN: | 0511246528 0511245823 9780511245824 9780511246524 9780521868594 0521868599 9780511245053 051124505X 9780511247217 0511247214 |
| OCLC Number: | 252531481 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 304 p.) |
| Contents: | A linguistic perspective -- The medium of netspeak -- Finding an identity -- The language of email -- The language of chatgroups -- The language of virtual worlds -- The language of the web -- New varieties -- The linguistic future of the internet. |
| Responsibility: | David Crystal. |
Abstract:
A revealing insight into the language of the Internet, looking at e-mail, chat, the Web, instant messaging and blogging.
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"This book provides an important look at how the Internet has affected our use of language. To my knowledge, there are no other comparable books available on this subject. Issues of language are certainly treated in many other books about the Internet, but this one features linguistics as its main topic. The book will be an important contribution." Patricia Wallace, Ph.D., Director, Information Services and Instructional Technologies Center for Talented Youth, The John Hopkins University Author, The Psychology and the Internet Read more...
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