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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452859503321

Autore

Barton David <1949-, >

Titolo

Language online : investigating digital texts and practices / / David Barton, Carmen Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-55230-X

1-299-48085-3

1-135-90697-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeeCarman

Disciplina

418.00285

Soggetti

Communication - Technological innovations

Language and languages - Usage

Human-computer interaction

Technological innovations - Social aspects

Social media

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Language in the digital world -- Ten Reasons Why Studying the Online World is Crucial for Understanding Language -- Acting in a Textually-Mediated Social World -- Hello! Bonjour! Ciao! Hola! Guten Tag!: Deploying Linguistic Resources Online --  Taking up the Affordances of Multiple Languages -- "This is Me": Writing the Self Online -- Stance-taking through Language and Image -- "My English is so poor": Talking about Language Online -- Everyday Learning Online -- Language Online as New Vernacular Practices -- Language Online and Education -- Researching Language Online -- Flows of Language Online and Offline.

Sommario/riassunto

In Language Online, David Barton and Carmen Lee investigate the impact of the online world on the study of language.The effects of language use in the digital world can be seen in every aspect of language study, and new ways of researching the field are needed. In this book the authors look at language online from a variety of perspectives, providing a solid theoretical grounding, an outline of key



concepts, and practical guidance on doing research.Chapters cover topical issues including the relation between online language and multilingualism, identity, e