text_combined: computer mediated conversation call manuscripts computermediated conversation room one two additional highquality chapters collection editing entitled computermediated conversation first book devoted entirely linguistic conversation analytic approaches computer mediated communication collection currently considered publication oxford university press present time contributions specifically sought analyze form computermediated communication conversation analysis ca perspective contents contributions may analyze genre verbal exchange takes place via computer networks including private email listserv discussion groups bulletin board systems computer conferencing systems chat muds moos multimedia systems contributions report empirical datadriven research carried using methods conversation analysis possible areas focus include speech acts act sequences turn taking adjacency pairs responses alignment repairs topic organization addition contributions address way question extent observed properties discourse conditioned computer medium extent reflect social factors may also present faceto face communication submission information manuscripts 1520 singlespaced pages length including references appendices follow formatting style oxford studies sociolinguistics series example biber finnegan _ sociolinguistic perspectives register _ published 1994 submissions form hard copy plus 3 1 2 macintosh readable diskette containing file saved original format well ms word macintosh version 4 5 hard copy diskette mailed volume editor susan herring following address susan herring program linguistics university texas arlington tx 76019 usa deadlines potential authors requested inform volume editor intention submit email prior august 30 submit manuscripts september 15 1997 editor susan herring associate professor linguistics university texas arlington published numerous articles computermediated communication since first began presenting research area 1992 also editor interdisciplinary collection entitled _ computer mediated communication linguistic social cross cultural perspectives _ john benjamins 1996 guest editor special issue _ electronic journal communication _ vol 6 3 topic computer mediated discourse analysis information inquiries regarding project may emailed editor susan ling uta edu please forward call anyone might interested