The Language of ICT
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-14138-4 (ISBN)
The Language of ICT:
* explores the nature of the electronic word and presents the new types of text in which it is found
* examines the impact of the rapid technological change we are living through
* analyses different texts, including email and answerphone messages, webpages, faxes, computer games and articles about IT
* provides detailed guidance on downloading material from the web, gives URLs to visit, and includes a dedicated webpage
* includes a comprehensive glossary of terms.
Tim Shortis is Head of English and Communication Studies at Saint Brendan's Sixth Form College and a senior examiner for the AQA English Language A level.
Preface 1. What is it? The nature of new technologies and electronic text 2. Laying it out: Graphology, desktop publishing and multi-modal texts 3. Presenting it. How new technologies are presented in advertising and magazines 4. Specialising in it: Field specific language, jargon and subcultures 5. Naming it: Where do the new words come from? 6. Forming it: Word formation and new words 7. Tracking it: Tracing new words coming into language 8. Picturing it. Icons, symbols and metaphors 9. Mixing it. Mixed modes in e-mail and bulletin board messages 10. Speaking it in writing: Interactive written discourse in chat Glossary of key terms Bibliography and further references Website with sample electronic texts, language investigation projects and links
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.04.2016 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Intertext |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-14138-0 / 1138141380 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-14138-4 / 9781138141384 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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