Introduction published In: The Pragmatics of Internet Memes
Edited by Chaoqun Xie
[Internet Pragmatics 3:2] 2020
► pp. 139–144
Introduction
The pragmatics of internet memes
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Published online: 17 November 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/ip.00065.xie
https://doi.org/10.1075/ip.00065.xie
Article outline
- 1.The essence of internet pragmatics
- 2.From internet pragmatics to internet memes
- 3.A brief overview of the special issue
- Acknowledgements
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