The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media : An Affective Approach.
Stage, Carsten.
The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media : An Affective Approach. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (146 pages) - Sharing Death Online Series . - Sharing Death Online Series .
Front Cover -- The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Method and Ethics -- Note -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 2.1. Illness, Death, and Existential Media -- 2.2. Affective Language -- 2.3. Relational Language, Interjections, and Emojis -- Notes -- 3. Forms of Affective Language -- 3.1. "My condolences" as a Ritualized Phrase -- 3.2. "Rest In Peace" or Just RIP? -- 3.3. Arranging and Lighting Photo Candles -- 3.4. The Like as Showing Minimal and Spontaneous Engagement -- 3.5. Hearts and Crying Faces - Emojis of Caring Collectives -- 3.6. Interjections: "åh" ("OH") and "Puha" ("Whew") -- 3.7. In the Linguistic Periphery -- Note -- 4. Rhythms of Affective Language -- 4.1. Fighting for Magnus (MIV) -- 4.2. Lærke Rønde Timm -- 4.3. The Affective Language of Crowds, Supportive Interference, and Annual Cycles -- 4.4. Caring Crowds -- 4.5. Rhythms of Supportive Interference -- 4.6. From Biological Rhythms to Annual Cycles -- Notes -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Index.
This book investigates the language created in Facebook groups that relate shared experiences of illness, dying and mourning. It develops a theoretical and analytical framework for understanding the use and rhythms of emojis, interjections and other forms of "intensive" writing in social media of this kind.
9781787694798
Death-Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HM621-656
302.23/1
The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media : An Affective Approach. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (146 pages) - Sharing Death Online Series . - Sharing Death Online Series .
Front Cover -- The Language of Illness and Death on Social Media -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Method and Ethics -- Note -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 2.1. Illness, Death, and Existential Media -- 2.2. Affective Language -- 2.3. Relational Language, Interjections, and Emojis -- Notes -- 3. Forms of Affective Language -- 3.1. "My condolences" as a Ritualized Phrase -- 3.2. "Rest In Peace" or Just RIP? -- 3.3. Arranging and Lighting Photo Candles -- 3.4. The Like as Showing Minimal and Spontaneous Engagement -- 3.5. Hearts and Crying Faces - Emojis of Caring Collectives -- 3.6. Interjections: "åh" ("OH") and "Puha" ("Whew") -- 3.7. In the Linguistic Periphery -- Note -- 4. Rhythms of Affective Language -- 4.1. Fighting for Magnus (MIV) -- 4.2. Lærke Rønde Timm -- 4.3. The Affective Language of Crowds, Supportive Interference, and Annual Cycles -- 4.4. Caring Crowds -- 4.5. Rhythms of Supportive Interference -- 4.6. From Biological Rhythms to Annual Cycles -- Notes -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Index.
This book investigates the language created in Facebook groups that relate shared experiences of illness, dying and mourning. It develops a theoretical and analytical framework for understanding the use and rhythms of emojis, interjections and other forms of "intensive" writing in social media of this kind.
9781787694798
Death-Social aspects.
Electronic books.
HM621-656
302.23/1