Redesigning English: New Texts, New Identities

The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the manner in which people communicate across time and space. In English in a Postmodern World the contributors examine both the ways in which the English language has adapted to new media and the changing social relations of a global communications culture. Topics covered include: English as a visual language, the changing relationship between text and technology, the language of the Internet, the language of English news media and the global growth of English.