{"product_id":"discourse-of-text-messaging-analysis-of-sms-communication-9781441173768","title":"Discourse of Text Messaging: Analysis of SMS Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Caroline Tagg\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Semantics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the discourse of text messaging has\u003cbr\u003eprofound implications for society. SMS text messaging has impacted considerably\u003cbr\u003eon how we communicate with others. Negative, sometimes alarmist media coverage\u003cbr\u003econtinues to fuel debate surrounding its 'damaging' effects on language and literacy, \u003cbr\u003eyet these portrayals tend to be based on extreme or fictionalised accounts of\u003cbr\u003etext messaging. What kind of language do people really use when they text? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a range of academic sources from various\u003cbr\u003efields, this book describes the language used in a corpus of over 11,000 text\u003cbr\u003emessages, as yet the largest collection in the UK. In particular, the book shows\u003cbr\u003ehow the discourse of text messaging is shaped by users' often creative\u003cbr\u003eresponses to the functions and constraints of the medium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an essential book for upper level\u003cbr\u003eundergraduates and postgraduates studying discourse analysis, as well as\u003cbr\u003eeducators wanting to understand this important new form of discourse.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083306918039,"sku":"9781441173768","price":5478.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441173768.webp?v=1767263789","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/discourse-of-text-messaging-analysis-of-sms-communication-9781441173768","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}