Language and Communication - Essential Concepts for User Interface and Documentation Design (Hardcover)

Computer interfaces and documentation are notoriously difficult for any user, regardless of his or her level of experience. Advances in technology are not making applications more friendly. Introducing concepts from linguistics and language teaching, Language and Communication proposes a new approach to computer interface design. The book explains for the first time why the much hyped user-friendly interface is treated with such derision by the user community. The author argues that software and hardware designers should consider such fundamental language concepts as meaning, context, function, variety, and equivalence. She goes on to show how imagining an interface as a new language can be an invaluable design exercise, calling into question deeply held beliefs and assumptions about what users will or will not understand. Written for a wide range of computer scientists and professionals, and presuming no prior knowledge of language-related terminology, this volume is a key step in the on-going information revolution.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2001
First published:	April 1999
Authors:	Agnes Kukulska Hulme (Lecturer in Educational Technology)
Dimensions:	241 x 160 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-510838-5
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Software engineering Books > Computing & IT > Computer hardware & operating systems > Operating systems & graphical user interfaces (GUIs) > General
LSN:	0-19-510838-8
Barcode:	9780195108385

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