Sociolinguistics and mobile communication / Ana Deumert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deumert, Ana, author.

Series:

Edinburgh sociolinguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Anthropological linguistics.

Anthropological linguistics--South Africa.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

xi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]

Summary:

Raising important questions about the nature of language and the creativity of speakers, Ana Deumert examines the role of multimodality and intertextuality in creating meaning, as well as the realities and consequences of digital linguistic inequality. Taking a global perspective and drawing on original multilingual data and analyses from South Africa, this book presents a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics, exploring a wide range of digital applications. Key features: 1. explains and illustrates core concepts in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology; 2. applies sociolinguistic theories of language (from Humboldt and Sapir to post-structuralism) to new media; 3. focus on linguistic creativity and poetic language; 4. offers a global and multilingual perspective on digital communication practices; 5. includes original case studies of African data; and 6. explores digital inequality and its consequences for sociolinguistic research.--Back cover.

Contents:

1. Media Sociolinguistics

2. Mapping the terrain

3. Affordances and access

4. Virtual landscapes: practices and ideologies

5. Intertextuality and author-audiences

6. Bakhtin goes mobile

7. Textpl@y as poetic language

8. Sociability online: between 'plaisir' and 'jouissance'

9. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-193) and index.

ISBN:

0748655743

9780748655748

0748655735

9780748655731

0748655751

9780748655755

OCLC:

898842545