Cyberpragmatics : internet-mediated communication in context / Francisco Yus

Includes bibliographical references and index

Cyberpragmatics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Pragmatics, context and relevance; 2. The presentation of self in everyday web use; 3. Relevance on the web page; 4. Social networks on the internet: the Web 2.0; 5. The virtual conversation; 1. Introduction; 2. General characteristics of electronic mail; 3. Electronic mail in the oral/written continuum; 4. Elements of an electronic message; 7. Politeness on the net; 8. Conclusion: Prospects for cyberpragmatic research; References; Name index; Subject index

Cyberpragmatics is an analysis of Internet-mediated communication from the perspective of cognitive pragmatics. It addresses a whole range of interactions that can be found on the Net: the web page, chat rooms, instant messaging, social networking sites, 3D virtual worlds, blogs, videoconference, e-mail, Twitter, etc. Of special interest is the role of intentions and the quality of interpretations when these Internet-mediated interactions take place, which is often affected by the textual properties of the medium. The book also analyses the pragmatic implications of transferring offline discou