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LING-486 Language, Discourse and Identity on the Internet (CCTP 765)
Spring only
This course is open to all graduate students. Undergraduate students can enroll with the permission of the instructor. This course provides both theoretical and methodological experiences in linguistic and communication study of the netspeak. In this course we will explore the language and language-related social issues in various manifestations of computer-mediated communication, such as email, distribution lists, threaded discussion forums, chat, MUDs, Instant Messaging, text messaging (SMS), blogs, and wikis. We will discuss both the impact of the medium on the use of the language(s) as well as languages’ influence in the development of those media. We will ask questions related to style, interactional patterns, language innovations, the influence of the technical restrictions (e.g., asynchronic versus synchronic types of media) on linguistic choices, Netiquette, and social constructions through the netspeak.
Topics that will be covered include: theories about the effects of netspeak; information exchange vs. socio-emotional expression; methodology in netspeak research; the language of email; the language of chat; anonymity, deception, and trust; online community, identity, relation; conflict and netiquette; CMC as mass media – language of online newssites and blogs; language of virtual worlds; convergent media: MMOGs, YouTube, interactive television; globalization and CMC: the multilingual internet, cross-cultural virtual teams.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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Spring '10:
Dedaic M
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