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TEXT-BASED COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- text-based computer-mediated communication
1, record 1, English, text%2Dbased%20computer%2Dmediated%20communication
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- computer-mediated communication 2, record 1, English, computer%2Dmediated%20communication
correct
- CMC 3, record 1, English, CMC
correct
- CMC 3, record 1, English, CMC
- electronic communication 1, record 1, English, electronic%20communication
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any form of communication aided and abetted by computers, including E-mail, chat and conferencing. 2, record 1, English, - text%2Dbased%20computer%2Dmediated%20communication
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The traditional academic term for electronic communication. (J.S. Quarterman, The E-Mail Companion, 1994, p. 287). 3, record 1, English, - text%2Dbased%20computer%2Dmediated%20communication
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- communication électronique
1, record 1, French, communication%20%C3%A9lectronique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- communication par ordinateur 1, record 1, French, communication%20par%20ordinateur
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intersection textuelle entre personnes connectées par ordinateur au moyen de courrier électronique sur Internet, ou en mode synchrone «chat», MUD ou MOD. 1, record 1, French, - communication%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir le livre de Susan C. Herring, "Computer-Mediated Communication", U. of Texas Press, 1996. Il compare les structures caractéristiques de la CMC avec celles de la parole et de l'écrit traditionnels, et souligne les avantages/risques de la CMC interculturelle, ainsi que ses effets sur l'intersection de groupe. 1, record 1, French, - communication%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- comunicación electrónica
1, record 1, Spanish, comunicaci%C3%B3n%20electr%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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