Augmented Communication

Richard S. Pinner

ISBN 10: 3030020797 / ISBN 13: 9783030020798

Published by Springer Nature Switzerland AG, CH, 2019

About this Item

This book explores the ways in which handheld networked devices can be used to enhance and augment interpersonal communication. The author examines in depth how the addition of visual and multimodal input, access to online search engines and the inclusion of participants from distant geographical locations (either synchronously or asynchronously) affects our face to face interactions. Presenting research data from several years of autoethnographic observation, this balanced work reveals the consequences, both positive and negative, of technology-dependent forms of discourse. In doing so, this sociolinguistic perspective fills a gap in the current literature and indicates possible future directions for the study of augmented communication. It will appeal in particular to students and scholars of sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and digital humanities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Augmented Communication
• Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, CH
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030020797
• ISBN 13: 9783030020798
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 2019 ed.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 14.81W x 1.42H x 21.01D centimeters 14.81 centimeters width by 1.42 centimeters height by 21.01 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

This book explores the ways in which handheld networked devices can be used to enhance and augment interpersonal communication. The author examines in depth how the addition of visual and multimodal input, access to online search engines and the inclusion of participants from distant geographical locations (either synchronously or asynchronously) affects our face to face interactions. Presenting research data from several years of autoethnographic observation, this balanced work reveals the consequences, both positive and negative, of technology-dependent forms of discourse. In doing so, this sociolinguistic perspective fills a gap in the current literature and indicates possible future directions for the study of augmented communication. It will appeal in particular to students and scholars of sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and digital humanities.

About the Author

Richard S. Pinner is Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature at Sophia University, Japan.