| Description |
1 online resource (x, 269 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Text, translation, computational processing, 1861-4272 ; v. 10 |
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Text, translation, computational processing ; 10.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Technological knowledge in communication -- Communication on technology: Meeting point of theory and practice -- Cognitive models of processing procedural instructions -- How can the user be provided with the "right" questions and answers? -- A social perspective on writing in the workplace: Communities of Discourse (CD) and Communities of Practice (CoP) -- II. Information transfer through language(s) and pictures -- Technical communication and translation -- The class building potential of adjectives as used in German technical and advertising texts in a mail order catalogue -- Instructional illustrations: Waypoints in the historical development -- III. Relationships between technology, communication and culture -- Software documentation: The role of computers as a means, tool and medium -- Cultural aspects of technology and documentation: Contributions from the field of intercultural communication -- Cultural diversity and new media -- their interaction as an element of European integration: Elaborating a European research network -- Biographical notes -- Index |
| Summary |
The interdependency of technology and communication presents theoreticians as well as practitioners with a wide range of problems. Among the topics discussed in this interdisciplinary volume are: technological knowledge in text and context in combination with cognitive and social conditions, knowledge transfer beyond languages and cultures, the influence of the world wide web on social communities |
| Notes |
Electronic version available |
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Restrictions on access to electronic version: access available to SOAS staff and students only, using SOAS id and password |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Communication and technology.
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Information technology -- Social aspects
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
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Communication and technology
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Information technology -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rothkegel, Annely
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Ruda, Sonja
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| LC no. |
2012405847 |
| ISBN |
9783110260274 |
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3110260271 |
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9783110260274 |
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