Routledge Research in Language and Communication
The Language of Pick-Up Artists: Online Discourses of the Seduction Industry
1st Edition
By Daria Dayter, Sofia Rüdiger
January 29, 2024
This book adopts a corpus-based discourse analysis approach to the study of the communicative practices of pick-up artists, offering a systematic exploration of distinct language use in an online community that uses speed-seduction practices for short-term dating and sex. Drawing on a ...
Discursive Approaches to Sociopolitical Polarization and Conflict
1st Edition
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By Laura Filardo-Llamas, Esperanza Morales-López, Alan Floyd
September 25, 2023
This collection explores the discursive strategies and linguistic resources underpinning conflict and polarization, taking a multidisciplinary approach to examine the ways in which conflict is constructed across a diverse range of contexts. The volume is divided into two sections as a means of ...
Discourses of Perfection: Representing Cosmetic Procedures and Beauty Products in UK Lifestyle Magazines
1st Edition
By Anne-Mette Hermans
January 09, 2023
This book explores editorial and advertising discourses related to cosmetic procedures and beauty products and services in UK lifestyle magazines, offering a holistic perspective on the normalisation of cosmetic procedures and the societal context in which particular perceptions have ...
The Dialects of British English in Fictional Texts
1st Edition
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By Donatella Montini, Irene Ranzato
January 09, 2023
This collection brings together perspectives on regional and social varieties of British English in fictional dialogue across works spanning various literary genres, showcasing authorial and translation innovation while also reflecting on their impact on the representation of sociolinguistic ...
The Discourse of Food Blogs: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
1st Edition
By Daniela Cesiri
September 30, 2021
**Winner of the AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica) Book Prize 2022 (Senior)** This volume adopts a multidisciplinary perspective in analyzing and understanding the rich communicative resources and dynamics at work in digital communication about food. Drawing on data from a small corpus of ...
Interpersonal Positioning in English as a Lingua Franca Interactions
1st Edition
By Svitlana Klötzl, Birgit Swoboda
June 30, 2021
This book offers a critical reflection on interpersonal positioning across both large- and small-scale contexts and highlights the multi-faceted nature of intercultural communication in today’s global world. The volume establishes positioning primarily as the negotiation of interpersonal ...
Emoticons, Kaomoji, and Emoji: The Transformation of Communication in the Digital Age
1st Edition
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By Elena Giannoulis, Lukas R.A. Wilde
March 31, 2021
This collection offers a comprehensive treatment of emoticons, kaomoji, and emoji, examining these digital pictograms and ideograms from a range of perspectives to comprehend their increasing role in the transformation of communication in the digital age. Featuring a detailed introduction and ...
Multiliteracies, Emerging Media, and College Writing Instruction
1st Edition
By Santosh Khadka
December 18, 2020
This book proposes a broad-based multiliteracies theory and praxis for college writing curriculum. Khadka expands on the work of the New London Group’s theory of multiliteracies by integrating work from related disciplinary fields such as media studies, intercultural communication, World Englishes,...
Multimodality, Poetry and Poetics
1st Edition
By Richard Andrews
August 14, 2020
This groundbreaking work takes multimodality studies in a new direction by applying multimodal approaches to the study of poetry and poetics. The book examines poetry’s visual and formal dimensions, applying framing theory to such case studies as Aristotle’s Poetics and Robert Lowell’s "The ...
The Language of Money: Proverbs and Practices
1st Edition
By Annabelle Mooney
August 14, 2020
Through a detailed examination of proverbs related to money, this book offers a comprehensive critique of the prevailing everyday ideologies and discourses on money and paves the way toward establishing a new set of proverbs more conducive to financial equality and human well-being. The volume ...
The Pragmatics of Text Messaging: Making Meaning in Messages
1st Edition
By Michelle A. McSweeney
August 14, 2020
This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating the function of alternative and creative linguistic features and their role in conveying tone through text. Drawing on a corpus of nearly 45,000 text messages donated by bilingual young ...