The Discourse of Blogs and Wikis - Couverture souple

Myers, Greg

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847064140 ISBN 13 : 9781847064141

Editeur : Continuum, 2011

Synopsis

"Blogs and Wikis have not been with us for long, but have made a huge impact on society.  Wikipedia is the best known exemplar of the wiki, a collaborative site that leads to a single text claimed by no-one; blogs, or web-logs, have exploded into the mainstream through novelisations, film adaptations and have gathered huge followings. Blogs and wikis also serve to provide a coherent basis for a discourse analysis of specific web language. What makes these forms distinctive as genres, and what ramifications does the technology have on the language?   Myers looks at how blogs and wikis: *allow for easier than ever publication *can claim to challenge institutional hierarchies *provide alternate perspectives on events *exemplify globalization *challenge demarcations between the personal and the public *construct new communities and more Drawing on a wide range of popular blogs and wikis, the book works alongside an author blog that contains regularly updated links, references and a glossary.  An essential textbook for upper level undergraduates on linguistics and language studies courses, it elucidates, informs and offers insights into a major new type of discourse. This coursebook will include a companion website.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Greg Myers is Professor of Rhetoric and Communication at Lancaster University, UK. Visit his blog: The Language of Blogs [http://thelanguageofblogs.typepad.com/]

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847064140
• ISBN 13: 9781847064141
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 190
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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