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Structures in Discourse
Interaction, adaptability, and pragmatic functions
This volume aims to stretch the boundaries of text and discourse linguistics, exploring organization and structuring in discourse across a variety of communication forms, from written to spoken to visual, in old and new media. It presents a collection of case studies ranging in focus from the micro-level discourse functions of pronouns and emojis, to the macro-level structure of online interaction, all from their different perspectives drawing inspiration from the notion of text as structure and process. In a world of proliferating media and discourse types, the papers collected here reflect the latest scholarship in text and discourse studies, highlighting the value of combining multiple approaches and suggesting future directions and possibilities for research.
Structures in Discourse will be of interest to students and researchers in pragmatics, discourse analysis, media studies and digitally mediated communication.
Structures in Discourse will be of interest to students and researchers in pragmatics, discourse analysis, media studies and digitally mediated communication.
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 345] 2024. ix, 207 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 19 July 2024
Published online on 19 July 2024
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements | pp. ix–x
- Structures in discourse: Micro and macro perspectivesBrita Wårvik | pp. 1–17
- Evaluation as a persuasive tactic in the 2012 Obama-Romney debatesHelena Halmari | pp. 18–35
- How pragmatically (in)definite are you and one? Pronominal imposture in George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London (1933)Sandrine Sorlin | pp. 36–57
- Amazing – The use of English in texting between a Finland-Swedish high school girl and friendsMartina Björklund | pp. 58–82
- The uses of laughter in epideictic radio interviewsGreg Myers | pp. 83–102
- Temporality in reaction GIFs as multimodal virtual performativesLoukia Lindholm | pp. 103–123
- Emoji and illocutionarity: Acting on, and acting as, languageSusan C. Herring and Jing Ge-Stadnyk | pp. 124–155
- Revisiting adaptability: Reviews of Airbnb’s online experiencesCamilla Vásquez and Irene Cenni | pp. 156–175
- Vernacular voices in the public sphere: Marginality, conflict and authenticity in ‘below the line’ comments to a Pro-Brexit British tabloidMartin Gill | pp. 176–201
- Contributor bios | p. 202
- Index | pp. 205–207
“The diversity demonstrates how discourse can and should be studied at both micro and macro level, through both its verbal and non-verbal features. The range of the volume is testament to the complexity of the disciplinary umbrella as well as to the broad expertise of the scholar who inspired to the volume. The quality of the writing and the research reported make for an insightful collection, relevant for pragmaticians and discourse analysts, whether working with more traditional formal
genres to informal computer-mediated discourses.”
genres to informal computer-mediated discourses.”
Ylva Biri, University of Helsinki, in Pragmatics and Society 17:2 (2026).
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