Essays about: "cyberpragmatics"

Found 2 essays containing the word cyberpragmatics.

1. 1. Dare. Dream. Done. [Sparkles emoji] : Pragmatic functions and sentiment of emojis in tweets by American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian users

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Kristoffer Olsén; [2024]
   Keywords : ambiguity; computer-mediated communication; cyberpragmatics; emoji; emoji usage pattern; national variety; pragmatics; sentiment; tweets; användningsmönster för emojis; attityd; cyberpragmatik; datorförmedlad kommunikation; emoji; nationell variation; pragmatik; tvetydighet; tweets;

   Abstract : Emojis can be ambiguous, even when used within one and the same language and geographic region, but they are also a globally accessible language in computer-mediated communication. This paper aims to examine if emoji usage across five different national varieties of English (American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian), geographically located on five different continents, exhibits similar pragmatic functionality and sentiment. READ MORE

3. 2. Speaking Tumblr : A Case Study of Textual Communication on Social Media

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Tove Elmgren; [2018]
   Keywords : cyberpragmatics; social media; netspeak; computer-mediated communication; functions; textual communication; internet linguistics; Tumblr; phatic communication; covert prestige;

   Abstract : This essay describes a case study of textual communication on the online social mediaplatform Tumblr. The aim of the research was to analyse the communicative functions and thestylistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic characteristics of textual discourse on Tumblr. READ MORE