Uses autoethnographic observation data to outline how augmented communication can work Explores the effect of technology on human behaviour from a sociolinguistic perspective Examines both the benefits and the potential consequences of technology-enhanced interactions

Autorentext
Richard S. Pinner is Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature at Sophia University, Japan.

Inhalt
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.