03701nam 2200553 450 991079731950332120220424125308.00-7486-5577-80-7486-5575-110.1515/9780748655755(CKB)3710000000453381(MiAaPQ)EBC4746641(DE-B1597)616174(DE-B1597)9780748655755(OCoLC)1312726624(EXLCZ)99371000000045338120161208h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSociolinguistics and mobile communication /Ana DeumertEdinburgh, [Scotland] :Edinburgh University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (217 pages) illustrationsEdinburgh Sociolinguistics0-7486-5573-5 0-7486-5574-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- References -- IndexHave wireless mobile communication technologies changed the way people talk to one another?What does it mean to be able to speak or write to anyone, anywhere, 24/7/365, and get an immediate response? And what does the current profusion of these technologies mean for the study of language in social life? Do we need to develop new approaches, methodologies and theories?Taking a global perspective, this volume provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. The text explores a wide range of digital applications, including SMS, email, tweeting, Facebook, YouTube, chatting, blogging, Wikipedia, Second Life and gaming 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.Key features Illustrates core concepts in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology Applies sociolinguistic theories of language from Humboldt and Sapir to post-structuralism to new mediaProvides a global and multilingual perspective on digital communication practices and discusses digital inequality and its consequences for sociolinguistic research Includes a focus on linguistic creativity and poetic language Drawing on examples from across the world, as well as original multilingual data and analyses from South Africa, this innovative book provides undergraduate and postgraduate readers with accessible explanations of sociolinguistic theories as they apply to the growing field of mobile communication.Edinburgh sociolinguistics.SociolinguisticsAnthropological linguisticsAnthropological linguisticsSouth AfricaSociolinguistics.Anthropological linguistics.Anthropological linguistics303.5ES 146rvkDeumert Ana286274MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797319503321Sociolinguistics and mobile communication3798425UNINA