The Discourse of Blogs and Wikis

by Greg Myers

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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 ... Read more
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.
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Book Details

File size9.21 X 6.14 X 0.7 in
Print pages192
PublisherContinuum/33 1/3
Publication date January 11, 2010
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781441146236

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