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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yus, Francisco.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; v. 213.

Pragmatics & beyond new series (P&BNS), 0922-842X ; v. 213

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatics.

Digital communications.

Communication--Data processing.

Communication.

Cognitive psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Cyberpragmatics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Pragmatics, context and relevance; 2. The presentation of self in everyday web use; 3. Relevance on the web page; 4. Social networks on the internet: the Web 2.0; 5. The virtual conversation; 1. Introduction; 2. General characteristics of electronic mail; 3. Electronic mail in the oral/written continuum; 4. Elements of an electronic message; 7. Politeness on the net; 8. Conclusion: Prospects for cyberpragmatic research; References; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

9789027284662 (ebook)

OCLC:

752210902

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access