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Author Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes, 1959-

Title Language and communication : essential concepts for user interface and documentation design / Agnes Kukulska-Hulme.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and indexes.
Contents Part I: Introduction and Foundation; Part II: Essential Language Concepts and the User Interface; Part III: Languages for Special Purposes and Functions; Part IV: Summary and Recommendations; Appendix: Language Resources and Further Readings; Bibliography; Subject Index; User Interface Index.
Summary This text proposes a different approach to computer interface design. It explains why the user-friendly interface is treated with such derision, and argues that software and hardware designers should consider such language concepts as meaning, context, function, variety, and equivalence.
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Subject User interfaces (Computer systems)
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Electronic data processing documentation.
Electronic data processing documentation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes, 1959- Language and communication. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 0195108388 (DLC) 97041640 (OCoLC)37725600
ISBN 1423762541 (electronic book)
9781423762546 (electronic book)
1602561443
9781602561441
128045301X
9781280453014
9780195108385
0195108388 (cloth ; acid-free paper)