The Discourse of Blogs and Wikis: 8 (Continuum Discourse) - Softcover

Myers, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847064140 ISBN 13: 9781847064141

Publisher: 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.

About this title

About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847064140
• ISBN 13: 9781847064141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190