The Multilingual Internet - Language, Culture, and Communication Online

Zusatztext This book constitutes a landmark contribution to investigations into varied facets of language, culture, and onine communication. Just as Naomi Baron comments, it will prove to be a classic work among the internet literature. The volume will provide an invaluable resource for students as well as researchers in an array of fields. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Brenda Danet, Susan Herring
• Assisted by: Brenda Danet (Editor), Danet Brenda (Editor), Susan C. Herring (Editor), Herring Susan C. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2007
• EAN: 9780195304800
• ISBN: 978-0-19-530480-0
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Internet Guides & Online Services, Internet guides and online services, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Services & APIs