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BL
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992556
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b746926
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Myers, Greg,1954-
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Discourse of blogs and wikis /\ Greg Myers.
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London ;New York :: Continuum,, ©2009.
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Continuum discourse series
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1 online resource (x, 179 pages)
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| ISBN
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1441146237
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: 9781441146236
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1847064132
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1847064140
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9781847064134
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9781847064141
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : a linguist in the blogosphere -- Genre : what is a blog? what is a wiki? -- This text and other texts : creative linking -- Place : where is a blog? -- Time : now and then -- Audiences: a checklist on engaging readers -- Opinions : where do I stand? -- Evidence : how do we know? -- Collaboration : 'history' pages on Wikipedia -- Arguing : 'talk' pages on Wikipedia -- A note on studying the language of blogs and wikis.
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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 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.
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Blogs.
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Communication and technology.
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Discourse analysis.
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Language and the Internet.
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Wikis (Computer science)
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Bloggar-- sociala aspekter.
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Blogs.
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Communication and technology.
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Discourse analysis.
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Diskursanalys.
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Language and the Internet.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Vocabulary.
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REFERENCE.
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Wikier-- sociala aspekter.
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Wikis (Computer science)
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| Dewey Classification
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401/.41
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P96.L34M94 2010eb
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