Communication Forms and Communicative Practices (Hardcover)

Alexander Brock

ISBN 10: 3631667523 / ISBN 13: 9783631667521

Published by Peter Lang AG, Bern, 2017

About this Item

Hardcover. This volume reflects the discussion that emerged around the controversial concepts communication form, communicative practice, medium and genre. It provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current state-of-affairs of these concepts, and combines theoretical contributions from various perspectives with thorough empirical studies of current communication forms, media, and practices. The contributions deal with fields ranging from public signage in cities, video games and self-tracking to historical accounts of changing communicative potentials and practices concerning the National Geographic Magazine and the personal blog. Due to its interdisciplinary character, the volume points out various new directions for future research. This volume reflects the discussion that emerged around the concepts communication form, communicative practice, medium and genre. It combines theoretical contributions with empirical studies on public signage in cities, video games, self-tracking, the National Geographic Magazine, and the personal blog. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783631667521

Bibliographic Details

Title: Communication Forms and Communicative ...

Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Bern

Publication Date: 2017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: new

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Synopsis:

This volume reflects the discussion that emerged around the controversial concepts "communication form", "communicative practice", "medium" and "genre". It provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current state-of-affairs of these concepts, and combines theoretical contributions from various perspectives with thorough empirical studies of current communication forms, media, and practices. The contributions deal with fields ranging from public signage in cities, video games and self-tracking to historical accounts of changing communicative potentials and practices concerning the "National Geographic Magazine" and the personal blog. Due to its interdisciplinary character, the volume points out various new directions for future research.

About the Author:

Alexander Brock is a Professor for Linguistics at the English Department of Halle University. His research interests include text linguistics, pragmatics, humour studies and media linguistics. Peter Schildhauer gained his PhD with a study on the history of personal blogs and works as a Lecturer in English Linguistics/TEFL at Bielefeld University.