Computer-Mediated Communication
Linguistic, social, and cross-cultural perspectives
The first section, linguistic perspectives, addresses the question of how CMC compares with speaking and writing, and describes its unique structural characteristics. Section two, on social and ethical perspectives, explores conflicts between the interests of groups and those of individual users, including issues of online sex and sexism. In the third section, cross-cultural perspectives, the advantages and risks of using CMC to communicate across cultures are examined in three studies involving users in East Asia, Mexico, and students of ethnically diverse backgrounds in remedial writing classes in the United States. The final section deals with the effects of CMC on group interaction: in a women’s studies mailing list, a hierarchically-organized workplace, and a public protest on the Internet against corporate interests.
Table of Contents
Foreword
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vii
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Introduction
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1
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I. Linguistic Perspectives
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13
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29
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47
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65
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81
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II. Social and Ethical Perspectives
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109
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129
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147
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III. Cross-Cultural Perspectives
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173
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187
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203
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IV. CMC and group Interaction
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225
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243
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265
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References
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279
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Index of names
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309
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Index of subjects
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313
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