Language, Creativity and Humour Online (Language and Digital Media) - Softcover

Vásquez, Camilla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138066834 ISBN 13: 9781138066830

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Language, Creativity and Humour Online offers new insights into the creative linguistic practices found in diverse digital contexts, such as social media platforms. It introduces new digital genres and contexts, expanding existing research on computer mediated communication (CMC) and covering key concepts in research on linguistic creativity. The book presents original linguistic analyses of a variety of digital genres, including:

• Novelty Twitter accounts and political humour

• Tumblr Chats

• Amazon review parodies.

This timely book uncovers the linguistic and interactional mechanisms underlying various types of creative, playful, and humorous texts online. It is essential reading for students and researchers working in the areas of language and media, and language and communication.

About this title

About the Author

Camilla Vásquez is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of South Florida (USF), USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138066834
• ISBN 13: 9781138066830
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 202