Researching Language and Digital Communication - A Student Guide

This student guide introduces research on language and digital communication, providing an overview of relevant sociolinguistic concepts, analytical frameworks, and methodological approaches commonly used in the field. The book is a practical guide to help students develop independent research projects on language and digital communication.

List of contents

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Digital Communication and Sociolinguistics
3. Affordances, Audiences, and Contexts
4. Identity and Online Communities
5. Methods
6. Big Data Approaches
7. Small Data Approaches
8. Mixed Approaches
9. Beyond the Online
Index

About the author

Christian Ilbury is a Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh. His research focusses on the interrelation of digital culture and language variation and change, with a concentration on the linguistic and digital practices of young people.

Summary

This student guide introduces research on language and digital communication, providing an overview of relevant sociolinguistic concepts, analytical frameworks, and methodological approaches commonly used in the field. The book is a practical guide to help students develop independent research projects on language and digital communication.

Product details

• Authors: Christian Ilbury
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032457499
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245749-9
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Sociolinguistics