Cyberpragmatics Internet-mediated Communication In Context / Francisco Yus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yus, Francisco, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2011.

System Details:

text file

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, et cetera 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 discourses (e.g. printed paper, advertisements) to the screen-framed space of the Net. And although the main framework is cognitive pragmatics, the book also draws from other theories and models in order to build up a better picture of what really happens when people communicate on the Net.

Contents:

2 Introduction p. xi

3 1. Pragmatics, context and relevance p. 1

4 2. The presentation of self in everyday web use p. 21

5 3. Relevance on the web page p. 45

6 4. Social networks on the internet: the Web 2.0 p. 93

7 5. The virtual conversation p. 151

8 6. You've got mail p. 219

9 7. Politeness on the net p. 255

10 8. Conclusion: Prospects for cyberpragmatic research p. 287

11 References p. 297

12 Index p. 343

13 Name index p. 343

14 Subject index p. 351.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 101141

ISBN:

9789027256195