Description |
xii, 116 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Series |
Intertext |
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Intertext (London, England)
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Contents |
Introduction: Hype and evidence in the information revolution -- Unit 1. What is IT? - the nature of electronic text -- Unit 2. Laying IT out - graphology and multi-model texts -- Unit 3. Selling IT - how new technologies are represented -- Unit 4. Specialising in IT - jargons and subcultures -- Unit 5. Naming IT - how new words enter the language -- Unit 6. Forming IT - how new words are structured -- Unit 7. Watching IT - tracking new words -- Unit 8. Picturing IT - mapping meanings on to electronic space -- Unit 9. Mailing IT - is there a language of e-mail? -- Unit 10. Speaking IT in writing - chat language and identity -- App. Researching IT - using ICT to investigate language |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-116) and index |
Subject |
Communication -- Technological innovations.
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Discourse analysis.
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Sublanguage.
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Words, New.
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Electronic data processing.
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LC no. |
00029104 |
ISBN |
0415222753 paperback |
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