Language, Identity and Cycling in the New Media Age

Exploring Interpersonal Semiotics in Multimodal Media and Online Texts
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-51950-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 5207 g

Analyses the language of cycling in new media
Examines the changing nature of identity itself through these newly available semiotic resources
Explores identity positioning through the frameworks of Systemic Functional Linguistics and Multimodal Analysis

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kiernan, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Semiotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Semiotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction: Exploring language, identity and cycling in the new media age.- PART I IDENTITIES IN THE MEDIA.- Chapter 2. ‘Mark, Mark, can we have a word?’: Narrative and evaluation in the media interview.- Chapter 3. Coming clean: Framing and identity negotiation in the Oprah-Lance Armstrong interview.- Chapter 4. Multimodality identity in manga: Yowamushi Pedal and the semiotics of Japanese comics.- PART II IDENTITY AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES.- Chapter 5. Having a Rashomon moment: Identity negotiation in an online community.- Chapter 6. Making the link: Intertextual resources in an online forum.- Chapter 7. The case of Franz: Identity and carnival in online communities.- PART III. MULTIMODALITY, CORPORATE IDENTITY, AND MARKET POSITIONING.- Chapter 8. ‘Hey you, thanks for buying our stuff.’: Language, multimodality and identity in two corporate websites.- Chapter 9. “68 years onthe same B17”: Brooks, consumer reviews and brand loyalty.- Chapter 10. In pursuit of marginal gains: Corporate sponsorship and brand-building videos.- Chapter 11. Welcome to the GCN show!: Community and identity on YouTube.- Chapter 12. Conclusion: Rethinking interpersonal semiotics in new media.

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Kiernan is Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration at Meiji University, Japan. His research specialises in Applied Linguistics and he is the author of Narrative, Identity and Language Teaching. He is also an avid cyclist.