Pragmatics of social media / edited by Christian R. Hoffmann, Wolfram Bublitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoffmann, Christian R., editor.

Bublitz, Wolfram, editor.

Series:

Handbooks of pragmatics ; Volume 11.

Handbooks of Pragmatics ; Volume 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and the Internet.

Social media.

Pragmatics.

Communication and technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (738 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the pragmatics of social media, i.e. of digitally mediated and Internet-based platforms which are interactively used to share and edit self- and other-generated textual and audio-visual messages. Its five parts offer state-of-the-art reviews and critical evaluations in the light of on-going developments: Part I The Nature of Social Media sets up the conceptual groundwork as it explores key concept such as social media, participation, privacy/publicness. Part II Social Media Platforms focuses on the pragmatics of single platforms such as YouTube, Facebook. Part III Social Media and Discourse covers the micro-and macro-level organization of social media discourse, while Part IV Social Media and Identity reveals the multifarious ways in which users collectively (re-)construct aspects of their identities. Part V Social Media and Functions/Speech Acts surveys pragmatic studies on speech act functions such as disagreeing, complimenting, requesting. Each contribution provides a state-of-the-art review together with a critical evaluation of the existing research.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of contents

1. Log in: Introducing the pragmatics of social media

2. Participation as user involvement

3. Participation as audience design

4. Publicness and privateness

5. Message boards

6. Blogs

7. YouTube

8. Twitter

9. Social Network Sites/Facebook

10. Discourse and organization

11. Discourse and topic

12. Discourse and cohesion

13. Discourse and cognition

14. Discourse and ideology

15. Facework and identity

16. Evaluation

17. Politeness and impoliteness

18. Flaming and trolling

19. Narration

20. Fandom

21. Getting “liked”

22. Conflictual and consensual disagreement

23. Compliments and compliment responses

24. Requesting and advice-giving

About the authors

Name index

Subject index

Preface to the handbook series

Acknowledgements

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110431117

3110431114

9783110431070

3110431076

OCLC:

1004885806