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Author Shortis, Tim, 1958-

Title The language of ICT : information and communication technology / Tim Shortis
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2001

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Description xii, 116 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Intertext
Intertext (London, England)
Contents Introduction: Hype and evidence in the information revolution -- Unit 1. What is IT? - the nature of electronic text -- Unit 2. Laying IT out - graphology and multi-model texts -- Unit 3. Selling IT - how new technologies are represented -- Unit 4. Specialising in IT - jargons and subcultures -- Unit 5. Naming IT - how new words enter the language -- Unit 6. Forming IT - how new words are structured -- Unit 7. Watching IT - tracking new words -- Unit 8. Picturing IT - mapping meanings on to electronic space -- Unit 9. Mailing IT - is there a language of e-mail? -- Unit 10. Speaking IT in writing - chat language and identity -- App. Researching IT - using ICT to investigate language
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-116) and index
Subject Communication -- Technological innovations.
Discourse analysis.
Sublanguage.
Words, New.
Electronic data processing.
LC no. 00029104
ISBN 0415222753 paperback
Other Titles Information and communication technology