A Discursive Perspective on Wikipedia
Author | : Susanne Kopf |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2022-10-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783031110245 |
ISBN-13 | : 3031110242 |
Rating | : 4/5 (242 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Discursive Perspective on Wikipedia written by Susanne Kopf and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-05 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise yet comprehensive guide to Wikipedia for researchers and students of linguistics, discourse and communication studies, redressing the gap in research on Wikipedia in these fields and encouraging scholars to explore Wikipedia further as a platform and a medium. Drawing on Herring's situational and medium factors, as well as related developments in (critical) discourse studies, the author studies the online encyclopaedia both theoretically and empirically, examining its origins, production and consumption before turning to a discussion of its societal significance and function(s). This book will be of interest to Wikipedia scholars from a range of disciplines, as well as those with a broader interest in linguistics, discourse studies and the digital humanities.