| The Multilingual Internet Contributor(s): Danet, Brenda (Editor), Herring, Susan C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195304802 ISBN-13: 9780195304800 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $38.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Two thirds of global internet users are non-English speakers. Despite this, most scholarly literature on the internet and computer-mediated-communication (CMC) focuses exclusively on English. This is the first book devoted to analyzing internet related CMC in languages other than English. The volume collects 18 new articles on facets of language and internet use, all of which revolve around several central topics: writing systems, the structure and features of local languages and how they affect internet use, code switching between multiple languages, gender issues, public policy issues, and so on. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Computers | Internet - General |
| Dewey: 302.202 |
| LCCN: 2006043764 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.2" W x 9.14" (1.44 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two thirds of global internet users are non-English speakers. Despite this, most scholarly literature on the internet and computer-mediated-communication (CMC) focuses exclusively on English. This is the first book devoted to analyzing internet related CMC in languages other than English. The volume collects 18 new articles on facets of language and internet use, all of which revolve around several central topics: writing systems, the structure and features of local languages and how they affect internet use, code switching between multiple languages, gender issues, public policy issues, and so on. |