Subject: references needed : computer - mediated discourse

i ' ve been asked to write a chapter for a handbook of discourse analysis ( edited by deborah tannen , deborah schiffrin and heidi hamilton , to be published by blackwell publishers ) on the topic of computer-mediated discourse . in the interests of making the chapter as up-to - date and comprehensive as possible , i 'd like to hear from you if you ( or anyone you know ) had published in this area , so that i can mention your work in the chapter if it 's appropriate . i ' m looking for references ( brief descriptions would also be helpful ) to published work or work accepted for publication that analyzes some form of computer-mediated communication from a linguistic or ethnographic perspective , with a focus on language or language use . i 'd especially be interested in hearing from researchers i do n't know or with whom i ' ve never corresponded before who publish in this area . ( i ' ve compiled a list of about 80 references ; if i know you , chances are good i may already have included some of your work . ) my deadline for completing the chapter is august 31 , so i would need to hear from you before then in order to be able to incorporate mention of your work . feel free to redistribute this message to anyone you think might be interested . thanks in advance for your help , susan herring susan herring associate professor program in linguistics university of texas arlington , tx 76019 usa susan @ utafll . uta . edu ( fax ) 817-272 - 2731 ( tel ) 817-272 - 3133 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
