What happens to writing when texts in "a world on paper" are replaced by messages in "virtual space?"

Finn Bostad

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Arts

Department of Applied Linguistics

N-7055 Dragvoll

Norway

1. Introduction
2. Aspects of new electronic writing
3. The concept of text
4. Non-linguistic signs in writing
5. The functions of writing
6. Consequences for communication
7. Conclusion
8. References

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