Publications
Publication details [#44104]
Locher, Miriam A. and Sebastian Hoffmann. 2006. The emergence of the identity of a fictional expert advice-giver in an American Internet advice column. Text 26 (1) : 69–106.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
Annotation
This article discusses the expression of expert advice-giving via linguistic analysis of the emergence of the identity of a fictional expert advice-giver, referred to as 'Lucy', in an Internet advice column directed by professional health educators.