Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Linguistic Perspectives
6. Electronic Language 13
7. Oral and written linguistic aspects of computer conferencing 29
8. Linguistic and interactional features of Internet Relay Chat 47
9. Functional comparisons of face-to-face and computer-mediated decision making interactions 65
10. Two variants of an electronic message schema 81
11. II. Social and Ethical Perspectives
12. Managing the virtual commons 109
13. Our passionate response to virtual reality 129
14. Cyberfeminism 147
15. III. Cross-Cultural Perspectives
16. Computer-mediated conversations as a new dimension of intercultural communication between East Asian and North American college students 173
17. Perceptions of American culture 187
18. Visible conversation and academic inquiry 203
19. IV. CMC and group Interaction
20. Group dynamics in an e-mail forum 225
21. Writing to work 243
22. The rhetorical dynamics of a community protest in cyberspace 265
23. References 279
24. Index of names 309
25. Index of subjects 313