附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-251) and indexes.
A linguistic perspective -- The medium of Netspeak -- Finding an identity -- The language of e-mail -- The language of chatgroups -- The language of virtual worlds -- The language of the Web -- The linguistic future of the Internet.
摘要:Countering the popular mythology that electronic communication is somehow bad for language, leading writer on language issues David Crystal argues that the Internet is in fact enabling a dramatic expansion to take place in the range and variety of linguistic forms, and is providing unprecedented opportunities for personal creativity.
