Pragmatics of Social Media / / Christian Hoffmann, Wolfram Bublitz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2017
• HerausgeberIn: Bublitz, Wolfram,; Hoffmann, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Handbooks of Pragmatics [HOPS] ; 11
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIII, 724 p.)

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the pragmatics of social media, i.e. of digitally mediated and Internet-based platforms which are interactively used to share and edit self- and other-generated textual and audio-visual messages. Its five parts offer state-of-the-art reviews and critical evaluations in the light of on-going developments: Part I The Nature of Social Media sets up the conceptual groundwork as it explores key concept such as social media, participation, privacy/publicness. Part II Social Media Platforms focuses on the pragmatics of single platforms such as YouTube, Facebook. Part III Social Media and Discourse covers the micro-and macro-level organization of social media discourse, while Part IV Social Media and Identity reveals the multifarious ways in which users collectively (re-)construct aspects of their identities. Part V Social Media and Functions/Speech Acts surveys pragmatic studies on speech act functions such as disagreeing, complimenting, requesting. Each contribution provides a state-of-the-art review together with a critical evaluation of the existing research.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- 1. Log in: Introducing the pragmatics of social media -- 2. Participation as user involvement -- 3. Participation as audience design -- 4. Publicness and privateness -- 5. Message boards -- 6. Blogs -- 7. YouTube -- 8. Twitter -- 9. Social Network Sites/Facebook -- 10. Discourse and organization -- 11. Discourse and topic -- 12. Discourse and cohesion -- 13. Discourse and cognition -- 14. Discourse and ideology -- 15. Facework and identity -- 16. Evaluation -- 17. Politeness and impoliteness -- 18. Flaming and trolling -- 19. Narration -- 20. Fandom -- 21. Getting “liked” -- 22. Conflictual and consensual disagreement -- 23. Compliments and compliment responses -- 24. Requesting and advice-giving -- About the authors -- Name index -- Subject index -- Preface to the handbook series -- Acknowledgements