Electronic Discourse
Linguistic Individuals in Virtual Space
$93.79
- Paperback
217 pages
- Release Date
2 October 1997
Summary
Investigates the new world of computer conferencing and details how writers use language when their social interaction is exclusively enacted through text on screens.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780791434765 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0791434761 |
| Author: | Boyd H. Davis, Jeutonne P. Brewer |
| Publisher: | State University of New York Press |
| Imprint: | State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 217 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 1997 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
| Series: | SUNY series in Computer-Mediated Communication |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This book describes a longitudinal study of college students acquiring and using one type of this new discourse, computer conferencing. The work is especially valuable because it describes use in as natural a setting as possible.” –Denise Murray, San Jose State University
About The Author
Boyd H. Davis
Boyd H. Davis is Professor in the Department of English, University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her work includes Dimensions of Language and Writing about Literature and Film (with Margaret B. Bryan), among others. Jeutonne P. Brewer is Associate Professor in the Department of English, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She has written Dialect Clash in America: Issues and Answers (with Paul D. Brandes), among others.
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