Non-member submission: book - Cyberpl at y

[Richard J. Senghas]

FYI
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Richard J Senghas, Assoc Professor       | Sonoma State University
Department of Anthropology/Linguistics   | 1801 East Cotati Avenue
Coordinator, Linguistics & TESL Programs | Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Richard.Senghas at sonoma.edu               | 707-664-3920 (fax)

>To: linganth at cc.rochester.edu
>From: Brenda Danet <brenda.danet at yale.edu>
>Subject: new book: _Cyberpl at y: Communicating Online_
>
>(with apologies for cross-posting)
>
>Announcing the publication of my book, _Cyberpl at y: Communicating Online_
>(Berg Publishers, Oxford, distributed in the U.S. by NYU Press), now
>available in stores in the U.S.and U.K., and online.
>
>The book presents five studies of playfulness in communication on the
>Internet.  Two studies deal with linguistic and textual aspects, and three
>focus on visual aspects. Topics include the language of two-person public
>or business email, writing as playful performance in a synchronous chat
>mode, digital greetings, ASCII art and a related form of text-based art on
>IRC, and "font frenzy," a passion for digital fonts. The book is heavily
>illustrated with 42 color plates and 91 black and white illustrations. I
>have also created a Companion Website for it, at
>
>URL http://atar.mscc.huji.ac.il/~msdanet/cyberpl@y/  (don't forget the @!!)
>
>More information on the book, including the Table of Contents, an author
>biography, ordering information, resources and links, etc., as well as a
>fully illustrated sample chapter, is available on the Website.
>
>Brenda Danet
>Emerita in Sociology & Communication, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
>Visiting Fellow, Dept. of Sociology, Yale University
>brenda.danet at yale.edu
>msdanet at pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il
>Home page: http://atar.mscc.huji.ac.il/~msdanet
>