Language of Ict - Information and Communication Technology

Informationen zum Autor Tim Shortis is Head of English and Communication Studies at Saint Brendan's Sixth Form College and a senior examiner for the AQA English Language A level. Zusammenfassung This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge Intertext explores the nature of the electronic word and presents the new types of text in which it is found. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. What is it? The nature of new technologies and electronic text 2. Laying it out: Graphology, desktop publishing and multi-modal texts 3. Presenting it. How new technologies are presented in advertising and magazines 4. Specialising in it: Field specific language, jargon and subcultures 5. Naming it: Where do the new words come from? 6. Forming it: Word formation and new words 7. Tracking it: Tracing new words coming into language 8. Picturing it. Icons, symbols and metaphors 9. Mixing it. Mixed modes in e-mail and bulletin board messages 10. Speaking it in writing: Interactive written discourse in chat Glossary of key terms Bibliography and further references Website with sample electronic texts, language investigation projects and links

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Shortis, Tim Shortis, Tim (University of Bristol Shortis, Shortis Tim
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.04.2016
• EAN: 9781138141384
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14138-4
• Pages: 128
• Thèmes: Intertext; Intertext
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, COMPUTERS / Networking / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Communication Studies, Computational Linguistics, Computer networking & communications, Media, Information & Communication Industries, Designed / suitable for A and AS Level (England and Wales), Designed / suitable for A & AS Level, Computational and corpus linguistics, Computer networking and communications, For advanced / upper secondary education