Record Nr.

UNINA9910256652403321

Autore

Yus Francisco

Titolo

Cyberpragmatics [[electronic resource] ] : Internet-mediated communication in context / / Francisco Yus

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011

ISBN

9789027284662 (e-book)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Pragmatics & beyond new series (P&BNS), , 0922-842X ; ; v. 213

Disciplina

401/.450285

Soggetti

Pragmatics

Digital communications

Communication - Data processing

Cognitive psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cyberpragmatics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Pragmatics, context and relevance; 2. The presentation of self in everyday web use; 3. Relevance on the web page; 4. Social networks on the internet: the Web 2.0; 5. The virtual conversation; 1. Introduction; 2. General characteristics of electronic mail; 3. Electronic mail in the oral/written continuum; 4. Elements of an electronic message; 7. Politeness on the net; 8. Conclusion: Prospects for cyberpragmatic research; References; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

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, etc. 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