Language and the Internet - Crystal, David (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-251) and indexes
A linguistic perspective -- The medium of Netspeak -- Finding an identity -- The language of e-mail -- The language of chatgroups -- The language of virtual worlds -- The language of the Web -- The linguistic future of the Internet
Countering the popular mythology that electronic communication is somehow bad for language, leading writer on language issues David Crystal argues that the Internet is in fact enabling a dramatic expansion to take place in the range and variety of linguistic forms, and is providing unprecedented opportunities for personal creativity