Structures in Discourse
Interaction, adaptability, and pragmatic functions
This volume aims to stretch the boundaries of text and discourse linguistics, exploring organization and structuring in discourse across a variety of communication forms, from written to spoken to visual, in old and new media. It presents a collection of case studies ranging in focus from the micro-level discourse functions of pronouns and emojis, to the macro-level structure of online interaction, all from their different perspectives drawing inspiration from the notion of text as structure and process. In a world of proliferating media and discourse types, the papers collected here reflect the latest scholarship in text and discourse studies, highlighting the value of combining multiple approaches and suggesting future directions and possibilities for research.
Structures in Discourse will be of interest to students and researchers in pragmatics, discourse analysis, media studies and digitally mediated communication.
Structures in Discourse will be of interest to students and researchers in pragmatics, discourse analysis, media studies and digitally mediated communication.
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 345] 2024. ix, 207 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | pp. ix–x
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Structures in discourse: Micro and macro perspectivesBrita Wårvik | pp. 1–17
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Evaluation as a persuasive tactic in the 2012 Obama-Romney debatesHelena Halmari | pp. 18–35
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How pragmatically (in)definite are you and one? Pronominal imposture in George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London (1933)Sandrine Sorlin | pp. 36–57
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Amazing – The use of English in texting between a Finland-Swedish high school girl and friendsMartina Björklund | pp. 58–82
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The uses of laughter in epideictic radio interviewsGreg Myers | pp. 83–102
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Temporality in reaction GIFs as multimodal virtual performativesLoukia Lindholm | pp. 103–123
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Emoji and illocutionarity: Acting on, and acting as, languageSusan C. Herring and Jing Ge-Stadnyk | pp. 124–155
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Revisiting adaptability: Reviews of Airbnb’s online experiencesCamilla Vásquez and Irene Cenni | pp. 156–175
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Vernacular voices in the public sphere: Marginality, conflict and authenticity in ‘below the line’ comments to a Pro-Brexit British tabloidMartin Gill | pp. 176–201
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Contributor bios | p. 202
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Index | pp. 205–207
Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFG: Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009030: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics