Augmented Communication The Effect of Digital Devices on Face-to-Face Interactions /

• Main Author: Pinner, Richard S. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Applied linguistics.; Sociolinguistics.; Humanities-Digital libraries.; Discourse analysis.; Communication.; Applied Linguistics.; Digital Humanities.; Discourse Analysis.; Media and Communication.

This book explores the ways in which handheld networked devices can be used to enhance and augment interpersonal communication. The author examines in depth how the addition of visual and multimodal input, access to online search engines and the inclusion of participants from distant geographical lo...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: History of Augmented Communication: technology and disability
• Chapter 3: Augmented Communication as a modern phenomenon in ordinary speech
• Chapter 4: Types of Augmented Communication
• Chapter 5: Stepping Back: Analysis and Discussion of ICT and language change
• Chapter 6: Conclusion.