Online conference announcements as spaces for disciplinary communication
The aim of the study is to explore online conference announcements as sites for disciplinary communication and the way they are
realized linguistically. A corpus of 50 conference announcements included in a major listserv in the field of linguistics is
analysed, focusing on rhetorical structure and major interpersonal features, namely self mentions, engagement markers, modal verbs
and the use of passive voice. Results show that linguistic interpersonal markers are deployed in the text according to the various
communicative functions the text has and also the role played by the writer at each stage and, subsequently, the roles ascribed to
readers. Moreover, it is claimed that the wide distribution of conference announcements ensured through electronic platforms
reinforces the strategic role of these texts as vehicles of communication and interaction among disciplinary members.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.A framework for the analysis of online conference announcements
- 3.Corpus and methodology
- 4.Results
- 4.1The rhetorical structure of conference announcements in the Linguist List
- 4.2Interpersonal markers as indicators of rhetorical structure
- 4.3Quantitative analysis of interpersonal markers
- 4.3.1Self mentions
- 4.3.2Engagement markers
- 4.3.3Modal verbs
- 4.3.4Passive voice
- 5.Discussion of results
- 6.Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
-
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