| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 239 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., v. 174
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Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 174.
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| Thesis |
Ph. D. Heinrich-Heine-Universität 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index. |
| Contents |
Email Hoaxes; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Introducing the data; 3. Formal aspects of EHs: A microlinguistic analysis; 4. The dynamics of EH transmission: Chronological aspects; 5. The pragmatics of EHs; 6. Narrativity in EHs; 7. A genre study of EHs; References; Appendix; Index; The Pragmatics & Beyond New Series. |
| Summary |
How genres emerge and evolve on the Internet has become one of the central questions in studies of computer-mediated communication (CMC). This book addresses the issue of genrefication by giving an in-depth analysis of email hoaxes as a candidate for digital genre status. Email hoaxes are deceptive messages that spread in digital social networks; they are a fascinating object for discourse linguistics as they exemplify a major pragmatic tendency in CMC, namely deceptivity and a lowering of sincerity standards. This study examines formal and functional aspects of email hoaxes and provides ample. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Electronic mail systems.
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Electronic mail systems. |
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Impostors and imposture.
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Impostors and imposture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Academic theses.
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Academic theses.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heyd, Theresa. Email hoaxes. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008 9789027254184 9027254184 (DLC) 2007051472 (OCoLC)185123401 |
| ISBN |
9789027290533 (electronic book) |
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9027290539 (electronic book) |
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1282105272 |
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9781282105270 |
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9027254184 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9789027254184 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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