2nd Edition
Language Online Investigating Digital Texts and Practices
List of figures
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Chapter 1 Language In The Digital World
Chapter 2 Ten Reasons Why Studying the Online World is Crucial for Understanding Language
Chapter 3 Acting in a Textually Mediated Social World
Chapter 4 Multilingual Resources and Practices Online
Chapter 5 Writing the Self Online
Chapter 6 Metalinguistic Discourse Online
Chapter 7 Multimodal Stance-taking Online
Chapter 8 Language and Learning Online
Chapter 9 Political Discourse on Social Media
Chapter 10 Verbal Aggression Online
Chapter 11 Vernacular Literacies Online
Chapter 12 Researching Language Online
Chapter 13 Flows Of Language Online and Offline
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
Biography
David Barton was Emeritus Professor in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. He is co-author of Academics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation (2019) and Researching Language and Social Media (2022).
Carmen Lee is Professor in the Department of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is the author of Multilingualism Online (2017) and co-author of Researching Language and Social Media (2022).
Praise for the first edition:
"Using a methodology grounded in both linguistics and digital literacies, Barton and Lee provide a valuable introduction to studying language online. They also carefully define terms and concepts that are used in both of these fields and are central to the study of language online – text and practices, among others... This volume will interest those who want to understand how language is changing as a result of new technologies and those pursuing their own research into language use online."
A.M. Laflen, Marist College, USA in CHOICE
"The second edition of Language Online provides up-to-date coverage of essential topics, methods, and concepts for digital language and literacy research. New directions in the field are presented in a vivid and accessible manner, such as social media and language learning, the impact of algorithms on digital discourse, and the interweaving of on- and offline communication. Inclusive in style and rich in examples, this is set to become a standard textbook for years to come"
Jannis Androutsopoulos, University of Hamburg
