Internet linguistics : a student guide / David Crystal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crystal, David, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computational linguistics.

Internet.

Internet--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Internet is now an integral part of contemporary life, and linguists are increasingly studying its influence on language. In this student-friendly guidebook, leading language authority Professor David Crystal follows on from his landmark bestseller Language and the Internet and presents the area as a new field: Internet linguistics.In his engaging trademark style, Crystal addresses the online linguistic issues that affect us on a daily basis, incorporating real-life examples drawn from his own studies and personal involvement with Internet companies. He provides new ling

Contents:

Linguistic perspectives

The Internet as a medium

A microexample: Twitter

Language change

A multilingual internet

Applied internet linguistics

A forensic case study

Towards a theoretical internet linguistics

Research directions and activities.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-82558-4

1-283-04040-9

9786613040404

1-136-82559-2

0-203-83090-3

9780203830901

OCLC:

707078788