Knowledge Machines
Language and Information in a Technological Society
1st Edition
Published on 20. July 2017
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-138-43762-3 (ISBN)
Description
Provides a wide-ranging survey of the sociolinguistic issues raised by the impact of information technology. The author demonstrates how and in which ways the new technologies both affect human communication and are in turn affected by the way people communicate using the technologies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-43762-3 (9781138437623)
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Person
Denise Murray is Emeritus Professor at Macquarie University, Australia and San Jose State University, California, USA. She is the author of What English Language Teachers Need to Knows (Vol 3, Routledge, 2014).
Content
General Editor's Preface
1. Introduction
2. People communicating
3. The computer at work
4. The computer as phone message service
5. The computer as communication site
6. The computer as text processor
7. The computer as knowledge broker
8. Public highway or private road? or Who is in charge?
Glossary
References
Index
1. Introduction
2. People communicating
3. The computer at work
4. The computer as phone message service
5. The computer as communication site
6. The computer as text processor
7. The computer as knowledge broker
8. Public highway or private road? or Who is in charge?
Glossary
References
Index