Cyberpragmatics : internet-mediated communication in context / Francisco Yus.

Cyberpragmatics is an analysis of Internet-mediated communication from the perspective of cognitive pragmatics. It addresses a whole range of interactions that can be found on the Net: the web page, chat rooms, instant messaging, social networking sites, 3D virtual worlds, blogs, videoconference, e-...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Yus, Francisco
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
©2011.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; v. 213.
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Summary:Cyberpragmatics is an analysis of Internet-mediated communication from the perspective of cognitive pragmatics. It addresses a whole range of interactions that can be found on the Net: the web page, chat rooms, instant messaging, social networking sites, 3D virtual worlds, blogs, videoconference, e-mail, Twitter, etc. Of special interest is the role of intentions and the quality of interpretations when these Internet-mediated interactions take place, which is often affected by the textual properties of the medium. The book also analyses the pragmatic implications of transferring offline discou.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 353 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027256195
9027256195
9789027284662
9027284660
ISSN:0922-842X ;
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.