Mediatization and sociolinguistic change / edited by Jannis Androutsopoulos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Androutsopoulos, Jannis, editor.

Series:

Linguae & litterae ; Volume 36.

linguae & litterae, 1869-7054 ; Volume 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic change--Social aspects.

Linguistic change.

Mass media--Influence.

Mass media.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (566 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first volume to focus on the role of media in processes of linguistic change, one of the most contested issues in contemporary sociolinguistics. Its 17 chapters and five section commentaries present cutting-edge research from variationist and interactional sociolinguistics, media linguistics, language ideology research, and minority language studies. The volume advances our understanding of linguistic change in a mediatized world in three ways. First, it introduces the notions of sociolinguistic change and mediatization to create a broader theoretical framing than the one offered by 'the media' and 'language change'. Second, it takes the discussion beyond the notions of 'influence' and 'effect' and the binary distinction of 'media' vs. 'community language'. Third, it examines the relation of sociolinguistic change and mediatization and from five complementary viewpoints: media influence on linguistic structure; media engagement in interaction; change in mass and new media language; language-ideological change; and the role of media for minority languages. Bringing these strands of sociolinguistic scholarship together, this volume examines their shared references and common lines of thinking.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Section I: Framing The Issues

Mediatization And Sociolinguistic Change. Key Concepts, Research Traditions, Open Issues / Androutsopoulos, Jannis

Mediatization. A Panorama Of Media And Communication Research / Hepp, Andreas

Sociolinguistic Change, Vernacularization And Broadcast British Media / Coupland, Nikolas

Section II: Media Influence On Language Change

Does Mediated Language Influence Immediate Language? / Kristiansen, Tore

Media Models, 'The Shelf', And Stylistic Variation In East And West. Rethinking The Influence Of The Media On Language Variation And Change / Stuart-Smith, Jane / Ota, Ichiro

The Media Influence On Language Change In Japanese Sociolinguistic Contexts / Ota, Ichiro / Takano, Shoji

Commentary: Television And Language Use. What Do We Mean By Influence And How Do We Detect It? / Buchstaller, Isabelle

Section III: Media Engagement In Interactional Practice

'Girlpower Or Girl (In) Trouble?' Identities And Discourses In The (New) Media Engagements Of Adolescents' School-Based Interaction / Georgakopoulou, Alexandra

Multilingualism, Multimodality And Media Engagement In Classroom Talk And Action / Lytra, Vally

Commentary: 'Agents' Or 'Participation'. Sociolinguistic Frameworks For The Study Of Media Engagement / Rampton, Ben

Section IV: Change In Mass-Mediatized And Digitally Mediated Language

Semiotic Economy, Growth Of Mass Media Discourse, And Change Of Written Language Through Multimodal Techniques / Schmitz, Ulrich

Genre Profiles And Genre Change. The Case Of Tv News / Luginbühl, Martin

Tweets In The News. Legitimizing Medium, Standardizing Form / Squires, Lauren / Iorio, Josh

Commentary: Mediality, Mediatization And Sociolinguistic Change / Spitzmüller, Jürgen

Section V: Enregisterment Of Change In Media Discourse

Revising The "Journalist's Bible". How News Practitioners Respond To Language And Social Change / Cotter, Colleen

The Media On Media-Induced Language Change / Moschonas, Spiros A.

The Objectification Of 'Jafaican'. The Discoursal Embedding Of Multicultural London English In The British Media / Kerswill, Paul

Commentary: Sociolinguists And The News Media / Johnstone, Barbara

Section VI: Mediatized Spaces For Minoritized Languages

Súil Eile. Media, Sociolinguistic Change And The Irish Language / Moriarty, Mairéad

Sites Of Struggle And Possibility In Cyberspace. Wikipedia And Facebook In Africa / Deumert, Ana

Circulation Of Indigenous Sámi Resources Across Media Spaces. A Rhizomatic Discourse Approach / Pietikäinen, Sari

Commentary: Mediatized Spaces For Minoritized Languages. Challenges And Opportunities / Kelly-Holmes, Helen

Notes On Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 11, 2015).

ISBN:

9783110383935

3110383934

9783110346831

3110346834

OCLC:

889303803