Full Description
In Language Online, David Barton and Carmen Lee explore the evolving landscape of digital communication. This extensively updated second edition reflects the latest research and developments, addressing key contemporary issues such as online aggression, digital activism, and the growing impact of AI on human communication. It also examines how digital communication has shaped and been shaped by global events like the COVID-19 pandemic and incorporates multimodal discourse.
With case studies from diverse geographical contexts, languages, and platforms, the book illustrates how digital language practices vary across cultures. This edition places greater emphasis on the intersection between online and offline communication, highlighting how digital interactions are deeply integrated into everyday life.
Written in a clear and accessible style, Language Online balances theory with practical analysis, providing valuable insights into the relationship between language and digital technologies. Complete with discussion topics and real-world examples, this is an essential read for students and scholars of new media, literacy, and multimodality in language and linguistics.
Contents
List of figures
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Chapter 1 Language In The Digital World
Chapter 2 Ten Reasons Why Studying the Online World is Crucial for Understanding Language
Chapter 3 Acting in a Textually Mediated Social World
Chapter 4 Multilingual Resources and Practices Online
Chapter 5 Writing the Self Online
Chapter 6 Metalinguistic Discourse Online
Chapter 7 Multimodal Stance-taking Online
Chapter 8 Language and Learning Online
Chapter 9 Political Discourse on Social Media
Chapter 10 Verbal Aggression Online
Chapter 11 Vernacular Literacies Online
Chapter 12 Researching Language Online
Chapter 13 Flows Of Language Online and Offline
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
