Blogs and Wikis have not been with us for long, but have made a
huge impact on society. Wikipedia is the best known exemplar of the
wiki, a collaborative site that leads to a single text claimed by
no-one; blogs, or web-logs, have exploded into the mainstream
through novelisations, film adaptations and have gathered huge
followings. Blogs and wikis also serve to provide a coherent basis
for a discourse analysis of specific web language. What makes these
forms distinctive as genres, and what ramifications does the
technology have on the language? Myers looks at how blogs and
wikis: *allow for easier than ever publication *can claim to
challenge institutional hierarchies *provide alternate perspectives
on events *exemplify globalization *challenge demarcations between
the personal and the public *construct new communities and more
Drawing on a wide range of popular blogs and wikis, the book works
alongside an author blog that contains regularly updated links,
references and a glossary. An essential textbook for upper level
undergraduates on linguistics and language studies courses, it
elucidates, informs and offers insights into a major new type of
discourse. This coursebook will include a companion website.
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