Overview

This collection of 14 articles on text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC) brings empirical evidence from a variety of disciplinary perspectives to bear on questions raised by the new medium.

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Author:   Susan C. Herring (University of Texas at Arlington) ,  S. Herring
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   39
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781556198038

ISBN 10:   1556198035
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   26 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Foreword; 2. Introduction; 3. I. Linguistic Perspectives; 4. Electronic Language: A new variety of English (by Collot, Milena); 5. Oral and written linguistic aspects of computer conferencing (by Yates, Simeon J.); 6. Linguistic and interactional features of Internet Relay Chat (by Werry, Christopher C.); 7. Functional comparisons of face-to-face and computer-mediated decision making interactions (by Condon, Sherri L.); 8. Two variants of an electronic message schema (by Herring, Susan C.); 9. II. Social and Ethical Perspectives; 10. Managing the virtual commons: Cooperation and conflict in computer communities (by Kollock, Peter); 11. Our passionate response to virtual reality (by Deuel, Nancy R.); 12. Cyberfeminism (by Hall, Kira); 13. III. Cross-Cultural Perspectives; 14. Computer-mediated conversations as a new dimension of intercultural communication between East Asian and North American college students (by Ma, Ringo); 15. Perceptions of American culture: The impact of an electronically-mediated cultural exchange program on Mexican high school students (by Meagher, Mary Elaine); 16. Visible conversation and academic inquiry: CMC in a culturally diverse classroom (by Golomb, Gregory G.); 17. IV. CMC and group Interaction; 18. Group dynamics in an e-mail forum (by Korenman, Joan); 19. Writing to work: How using e-mail can reflect technological and organizational change (by Ziv, Oren); 20. The rhetorical dynamics of a community protest in cyberspace: What happened with Lotus Marketplace (by Gurak, Laura J.); 21. References; 22. Index of names; 23. Index of subjects

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