Language Online: Investigating Digital Texts and Practices - Paperback

by David Barton (Author), Carmen Lee (Author)

In Language Online David Barton and Carmen Lee investigate the impact of the online world on the study of language.

The effects of language use in the digital world can be seen in every aspect of language study, and as such new ways of researching the field are needed. In this book the authors look at language online from a variety of perspectives, providing a solid theoretical grounding, along with key concepts, but also incorporate essential practical elements.

Author Biography

David Barton is Professor of Language and Literacy in the Department of Linguistics at Lancaster University and Director of the Lancaster Literacy Research Centre.

Carmen Lee is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Chinese University of Hong Kong.