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The Multilingual Internet:
Language, Culture, and Communication Online
Brenda Danet and Susan C. Herring, eds., New York: Oxford University Press, May 2007, 448 pp.
Oxford describes the book as follows: "Two thirds of global Internet users are non-English speakers. Despite this, most scholarly literature on the Internet and computer-mediated-communication (CMC) focuses exclusively on English. This is the first book devoted to analyzing Internet related CMC in languages other than English [or non-native English].
The volume collects 18 new articles on facets of language and Internet use, all of which revolve around several central topics: writing systems, the structure and features of local languages and how they affect Internet use, code switching between multiple languages, gender issues, public policy issues, and so on. The scope of languages discussed in the volume is unusually broad, including French, Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Spanish, Japanese, Thai, and Portuguese [as well as non-native English]. This book will be of great interest to anyone studying linguistics, applied linguistics, communication, anthropology and information sciences."
"A milestone contribution to Internet research, edited by two leading scholars in the field. The Multilingual Internet provides
a much-needed perspective on computer-mediated communication. This book is sure to become a classic in the Internet literature."
--Naomi S. Baron, Professor of Linguistics, American University, Washington, D.C.
a much-needed perspective on computer-mediated communication. This book is sure to become a classic in the Internet literature."
--Naomi S. Baron, Professor of Linguistics, American University, Washington, D.C.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction: Welcome to the Multilingual Internet Brenda Danet and Susan C. Herring Part I. Writing Systems and the Internet Chapter 2. "A Funky Language for Teenzz to Use": Representing Gulf Arabic in Instant Messaging David Palfreyman and Muhamed Al Khalil Chapter 3. The Multilingual and Multi-Orthographic Taiwan-Based Internet: Creative Uses of Writing Systems on College-Affiliated BBSs Hsi-Yao Su Chapter 4. Neography: Unconventional Spelling in French SMS Text Messages Jacques Anis Chapter 5. "It's all Greeklish to me!": Linguistic and Sociocultural Perspectives on Roman-alphabeted Greek in Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication Theodora Tseliga Chapter 6. Greeklish and Greekness: Trends and Discourses of "Glocalness" Dimitris Koutsogiannis and Bessie Mitsikopoulou Part II. Linguistic and Discourse Features of Internet Communication in Languages Other than English Chapter 7. Linguistic Innovations and Interactional Features of Japanese BBS Communication Yukiko Nishimura Chapter 8. Linguistic Features of Email and ICQ Instant Messaging in Hong Kong Carmen K. M. Lee
Spanish in Online Academic Forums? Salvador Climent, Joaquim Moré, Antoni Oliver, Míriam Salvatierra, Imma Sànchez, and Mariona Taulé Part III. Gender and Culture Chapter 10. Gender and Turn Allocation in a Thai Chat Room Siriporn Panyametheekul and Susan C. Herring Chapter 11. Breaking Conversational Norms on a Portuguese Users Network: Men as Adjudicators of Politeness? Sandi Michele de Oliveira Chapter 12. Kaomoji and Expressivity in a Japanese Housewives' Chatroom Hirofumi Katsuno and Christine Yano Part IV. Language Choice and Code-switching Chapter 13. Language Choice Online: Globalization and Identity in Egypt Mark Warschauer, Ghada R. El Said, and Ayman Zohry Chapter 14. Language Choice on a Swiss Mailing List Mercedes Durham Chapter 15. Language Choice and Code-Switching in German-Based Diasporic Web Forums Jannis Androutsopoulos Chapter 16. Anyone Speak Swedish? Tolerance for Language Shifting in Graphical Multi-User Virtual Environments Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Åsa Abelin, and Ralph Schroeder Part V. Broader Perspectives: Language Diversity Chapter 17. The European Union in Cyberspace: Democratic Participation via Online Multilingual Discussion Boards Ruth Wodak and Scott Wright Chapter 18. How Much Multilingualism? Language Diversity on the Internet John C. Paolillo |
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