Supportive Conversations on Facebook Timelines - Discourse Topic Management

This book looks at Discourse Topic Management in the context of Facebook. The novelty lies in the recontextualisation of the synthesised framework for online conversations and the theoretical extension based on the data analysis presented.

List of contents

Lists of figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Discourse topic: towards understanding topical actions on Timelines; Chapter 2 Introducing a topic: sample analysis of introducing a topic; Chapter 3 Continuing a topic: sample analysis of continuing a topic; Chapter 4 Changing a topic: sample analysis of changing a topic; Chapter 5 Digressing from a topic: sample analysis of digressing from a topic; Chapter 6 Shifting a topic: sample analysis of shifting a topic; Chapter 7 Closing a topic: sample analysis of closing a topic; Index

About the author

Radzuwan Ab. Rashid is Deputy Dean of Research and Development in the Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia.
Kamariah Yunus is Senior Lecturer at the Centre of English Language Studies, Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia.
Zanirah Wahab is Lecturer at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia.

Summary

This book looks at Discourse Topic Management in the context of Facebook. The novelty lies in the recontextualisation of the synthesised framework for online conversations and the theoretical extension based on the data analysis presented.

Product details

• Authors: Radzuwan Ab Rashid, Radzuwan Ab. Rashid, Radzuwan Yunus Ab. Rashid, Radzuwan Ab. Rashid, Zanirah Wahab, Kamariah Yunus
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367893118
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89311-8
• No. of pages: 80
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Discourse Analysis, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Literature: history & criticism, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics