The Language of Social Media: Identity and Community on the Internet

Description

This timely book examines language on social media sites including Facebook and Twitter. Studies from leading language researchers, and experts on social media, explore how social media is having an impact on how we relate to each other, the communities we live in, and the way we present a sense of self in twenty-first century society.

Ana Deumert, University of Cape Town, South Africa Henna Jousmaki, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Samu Kytoela, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Carmen Lee, Chinese University of Hong Kong Aoife Lenihan, University of Limerick, Ireland Sirpa Leppanen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Frank Monaghan, The Open University, UK Ruth Page, University of Leicester, UK Saija Peuronen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Philip Seargeant, The Open University, UK Caroline Tagg, University of Birmingham, UK Toshie Takahashi, Waseda University, Japan Camilla Vasquez, University of South Florida, USA Elina Westinen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Michele Zappavigna, University of New South Wales, Australia

"This volume collects 10 diverse studies analysing language, identity and community on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and TripAdvisor. ... the book is a significant contribution to the field of social media and identity construction for students and fellow researchers alike." (Andrew Brindle, Discourse & Society, Vol. 28 (2), 2017) "This volume opens a window for doing more research into language use on social media sites. ... an insightful and exciting read for scholars in computer-mediated communication, discourse analysis and social media studies. The volume also offers insights for Chinese scholars who may seek to explore how the affordances of Chinese social media sites ... shape Chinese people's semiotic style choice. Readers may use this volume as a platform for further study of cross-cultural online communicative practices ... ." (Wenge Chen, Pragmatics and Society, Vol. 7 (2), 2016)