Approaches to Internet Pragmatics
Theory and practice
Editors
| Zhejiang International Studies University
| University of Alicante
| Roskilde University
Internet-mediated communication is pervasive nowadays, in an age in which many people shy away from physical settings and often rely, instead, on social media and messaging apps for their everyday communicative needs. Since pragmatics deals with communication in context and how more gets communicated than is said (or typed), applications of this linguistic perspective to internet communication, under the umbrella label of internet pragmatics, are not only welcome, but necessary.
The volume covers straightforward applications of pragmatic phenomena to internet interactions, as happens with speech acts and contextualization, and internet-specific kinds of communication such as the one taking place on WhatsApp, WeChat and Twitter. This collection also addresses the role of emoticons and emoji in typed-text dialogues and the importance of “physical place” in internet interactions (exhibiting an interplay of online-offline environments), as is the case in the role of place in locative media and in broader place-related communication, as in migration.
The volume covers straightforward applications of pragmatic phenomena to internet interactions, as happens with speech acts and contextualization, and internet-specific kinds of communication such as the one taking place on WhatsApp, WeChat and Twitter. This collection also addresses the role of emoticons and emoji in typed-text dialogues and the importance of “physical place” in internet interactions (exhibiting an interplay of online-offline environments), as is the case in the role of place in locative media and in broader place-related communication, as in migration.
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 318] 2021. vii, 348 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | p. vii
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Introduction: Approaching internet pragmaticsChaoqun Xie, Francisco Yus and Hartmut Haberland | pp. 1–23
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Part I. Theoretical and methodological perspectives
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Chapter 1. Expanding pragmatics: Values, goals, ranking, and internet adaptabilityJacob L. Mey | pp. 27–45
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Chapter 2. Computer-mediated discourse in context: Pluralism of communicative action and discourse common groundAnita Fetzer | pp. 47–74
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Chapter 3. Cyberpragmatics in the age of locative mediaFrancisco Yus | pp. 75–105
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Chapter 4. Interpreting emoji pragmaticsAshley R. Dainas and Susan C. Herring | pp. 107–144
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Chapter 5. Speech acts and the dissemination of knowledge in social networksPaolo Labinaz and Marina Sbisà | pp. 145–172
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Part II. The discursive management of self on the internet
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Chapter 6. Humour and self-presentation on WhatsApp profile statusCarmen Maíz-Arévalo | pp. 175–206
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Chapter 7. Inviting a purchase: A multimodal analysis of staged authenticity in WeChat social sellingChaoqun Xie and Ying Tong | pp. 207–234
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Chapter 8. Online nicks, impoliteness, and Jewish identity in Israeli Russian conflict discourseRenee Perelmutter | pp. 235–256
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Part III. Pragmatics of internet-mediated texts
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Chapter 9. Candidates’ use of Twitter during the 2016 Austrian presidential campaignHelmut Gruber | pp. 259–286
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Chapter 10. A study on how cultural and gender parameters affect emoticon distribution, usage and frequency in American and Japanese online discourseBarry Kavanagh | pp. 287–320
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Chapter 11. Migration through the English-Greek translated pressMaria Sidiropoulou | pp. 321–341
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Name index | pp. 343–346
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Subject index | pp. 347–348
“The volume is well-written and edited in a clear, systematic and accessible manner. The chapters in three parts are balanced with a clearly-related and logical theme, and the text is supported with ample examples, diagrams, pictures and photos to facilitate understanding. Given its innovative and rich content, the volume has undoubtedly opened up new perspectives for pragmatics and will serve as an excellent reference and a practical guide for students, teachers, and researchers in pragmatics and discourse studies who seek to keep themselves current on the latest developments in the field. It deserves my most enthusiastic recommendation.”
Hongyan Shen, Zhejiang University City College, in Journal of Pragmatics 186 (2021).
“This publication is well-structured and breaks ground in the field of internet pragmatics by exploring new pragmatic phenomena and communicative needs, as well as the major similarities and differences between the online and offline worlds and their impact on people’s language use and interactions. [...] The book constitutes a solid set of resources for researchers, linguists, specialists in political discourse, language learners, and all those interested in delving into the historical evolution and/or on-going revolution in digital human interaction.”
Zsuzsanna Zsubrinszky, Budapest University, on Linguist List 33.105 (14 January 2022).
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Subjects & Metadata
Communication Studies
BIC Subject: CFG – Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
BISAC Subject: LAN009030 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics