Language and the Internet - Hardcover

Crystal, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521868599 ISBN 13: 9780521868594

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

In recent years, the Internet has come to dominate our lives. E-mail, instant messaging and chat are rapidly replacing conventional forms of correspondence, and the Web has become the first port of call for both information enquiry and leisure activity. How is this affecting language? There is a widespread view that as 'technospeak' comes to rule, standards will be lost. In this book, David Crystal argues the reverse: that the Internet has encouraged a dramatic expansion in the variety and creativity of language. Covering a range of Internet genres, including e-mail, chat, and the Web, this is a revealing account of how the Internet is radically changing the way we use language. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to account for more recent phenomena, with a brand new chapter on blogging and instant messaging. Engaging and accessible, it will continue to fascinate anyone who has ever used the Internet.

About this title

Book Description:

In recent years, the Internet has come to dominate our lives. Covering a range of genres, including e-mail, chat, and the Web, David Crystal reveals how the Internet is radically changing how we use language. Engaging and accessible, this book will continue to fascinate anyone who has used the Internet.

About the Author:

Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521868599
• ISBN 13: 9780521868594
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 318