functional sentence perspective, e-mail communication, dynamic semantic functions, ellipsis, emoticons

funkční větná perspektiva, emailová komunikace, dynamické sémantické funkce, elipsa, emotikony

This paper reports on a linguistic analysis of e-mail messages from the viewpoint of the theory of functional sentence perspective (FSP). FSP is an important factor in communication strategies. The way in which sentences are perspectived suggests the communication purpose of the writer, indicating the point of departure and the core of the message. Drawing upon the methodology of FSP theory, this paper examines spcific features of personal e-mail communication. Particular attention has been devoted to those items which demonstrate similar use. The aim is to present facts that are generally applicable and utilizable in deeper and more extensive research in the future.