The Multilingual Internet: Language, Culture, and Communication Online

by Brenda Danet, Susan C. Herring

Overview

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. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195304800
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/04/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	9.14(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.19(d)

About the Author

Hebrew University, Jerusalem (Emerita)

Indiana University

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: Welcome to the Multilingual Internet. , Brenda Danet and Susan C. HerringPart I: Writing Systems and the InternetChapter 2: "A Funky Language for Teenzz to Use:" Representing Gulf Arabic in Instant Messaging. , David Palfreyman and Muhamed Al KhalilChapter 4: Neography: Unconventional Spelling in French SMS Text Messages. , Jacques AnisChapter 5: "It's all Greeklish to me!:" Linguistic and Sociocultural Perspectives on Roman-alphabeted Greek in Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication. , Theodora TseligaChapter 6: Greeklish and Greekness: Trends and Discourses of "Glocalness". , Dimitris Koutsogiannis and Bessie MitsikopoulouChapter 7: Linguistic Innovations and Interactional Features of Japanese BBS Communication. , Yukiko NishimuraChapter 8: Linguistic Features of Email and ICQ Instant Messaging in Hong Kong. , Carmen K. M. LeeChapter 9: Can Machine Translation Enhance the Status of Catalan versus Spanish in Online Academic Forums?. , Salvador Climent, Joaquim Mor¯'e, Antoni Oliver, M¯'iriam Salvatierra, Imma Sánchez, and Mariona TaulēPart III: Gender and CultureChapter 10: Gender and Turn Allocation in a Thai Chat Room. , Siriporn Panyametheekul and Susan C. HerringChapter 11: Breaking Conversational Norms of a Portuguese Users Network: Men as Adjudicators of Politeness?. , Sandi Michele de OliveiraChapter 12: Kaomoji and Expressivity in a Japanese Housewives' Chatroom. , Hirofumi Katsuno and Christine YanoPart IV: Language Choice and Code-SwitichingChapter 13: Language Choice Online: Globalization and Identity in Egypt. , Mark Warschauer, Ghada R. El Said, and Ayman ZohryChapter 14: Language Choice on a Swiss Mailing List. , Mercedes DurhamChapter 15: Language Choice and Code-Switching in German-Based Diasporic Web Forums. , Jannis AndroutsopoulosChapter 16: Anyone Speak Swedish? Tolerance for Language Shifting in Graphical Multi-User Virtual Environments. , Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Åsa Abelin, and Ralph SchroederPart V: Broader Perspectives: Language DiversityChapter 17: The European Union in Cyberspace: Democratic Participation via Online Multilingual Discussion Boards. , Ruth Wodak and Scott WrightChapter 18: How Much Multilingualism? Language Diversity on the Internet. , John C. PaolilloIndex

Editorial Reviews

"This book constitutes a landmark contribution to investigations into varied facets of language, culture, and onine communication. Just as [Naomi] Baron comments, it will prove to be a classic work among the internet literature. The volume will provide an invaluable resource for students as well as researchers in an array of fields." —Linguist List

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