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.
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.