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Computer interfaces and documentation are notoriouslydifficult for any user, regardless of his or her level ofexperience. Advances in technology are not makingapplications more friendly. Introducing concepts fromlinguistics and language teaching, Language andCommunication proposes a new approach to computer interfacedesign. The book explains for the first time why the muchhyped user-friendly interface is treated with such derisionby the user community. The author argues that software andhardware designers should consider such fundamental languageconcepts as meaning, context, function, variety, andequivalence. She goes on to show how imagining an interfaceas a new language can be an invaluable design exercise,calling into question deeply held beliefs and assumptionsabout what users will or will not understand. Written for awide range of computer scientists and professionals, andpresuming no prior knowledge of language-relatedterminology, this volume is a key step in the on-going information revolution.
