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Sociolinguistics and Mobile Communication
Ana Deumert
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Description for Sociolinguistics and Mobile Communication
Paperback. Have wireless mobile communication technologies changed the way people talk to one another? This volume takes a global perspective and provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. It contains a glossary of relevant terms. Series Editor(s): Swann, Joan; Kerswill, Paul. Series: Edinburgh Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
This book applies sociolinguistic methodologies and theories to mobile communication. Have wireless mobile communication technologies changed the way people talk to one another? What does it mean to be able to speak or write to anyone, anywhere, 24/7/365, and get an immediate response? And what does the current profusion of these technologies mean for the study of language in social life? This volume takes a global perspective and provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. It explores a wide range of digital applications, including SMS, email, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, chatting, blogging, Wikipedia, Second Life and ... Read more
This book applies sociolinguistic methodologies and theories to mobile communication. Have wireless mobile communication technologies changed the way people talk to one another? What does it mean to be able to speak or write to anyone, anywhere, 24/7/365, and get an immediate response? And what does the current profusion of these technologies mean for the study of language in social life? This volume takes a global perspective and provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. It explores a wide range of digital applications, including SMS, email, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, chatting, blogging, Wikipedia, Second Life and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Edinburgh Sociolinguistics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748655748
SKU
V9780748655748
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About Ana Deumert
Ana Deumert is Associate Professor in the Linguistics Section, Department of English, University of Cape Town.
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