Experiencing Digital Discourses

Jan Chovanec

ISBN 10: 3031774620 / ISBN 13: 9783031774621

Published by Springer Mai 2026, 2026

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This edited book addresses current trends in digital discourse analysis. The central theme of the volume is the notion of 'digital experiences'; in other words, how users rely on mediating technologies both to communicate and bond with others, and to organize themselves for joint action. The chapters are grouped into three overarching themes: user engagement, multimodal communication, and online activism. Topics covered include memetic and multimodal humor on the internet, sticker use on WeChat, language ideology debates on YouTube, covert communication in QAnon forums, COVID narratives on Korean vlogs, and political activism on Twitter, among others. The book will be of interest to scholars in the broadly defined field of digital discourse analysis. It will be relevant to linguists, social media researchers, communication scholars, and media and cultural studies specialists. 344 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Experiencing Digital Discourses
• Publisher: Springer Mai 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031774620
• ISBN 13: 9783031774621
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 19D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 446 grams

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Synopsis

This edited book addresses current trends in digital discourse analysis. The central theme of the volume is the notion of ‘digital experiences’; in other words, how users rely on mediating technologies both to communicate and bond with others, and to organize themselves for joint action. The chapters are grouped into three overarching themes: user engagement, multimodal communication, and online activism. Topics covered include memetic and multimodal humor on the internet, sticker use on WeChat, language ideology debates on YouTube, covert communication in QAnon forums, COVID narratives on Korean vlogs, and political activism on Twitter, among others. The book will be of interest to scholars in the broadly defined field of digital discourse analysis. It will be relevant to linguists, social media researchers, communication scholars, and media and cultural studies specialists.

About the Author

Camilla Vásquez is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (LALS) doctoral program at the University of South Florida, USA. She is author of The Discourse of Online Reviews (2014), Language, Creativity and Humour Online (2018) and the editor of Research Methods for Digital Discourse Analysis (2022).

Jan Chovanec is a Professor in English linguistics in the Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. He has done research on various forms of public media discourses with a recent focus on interactional and multimodal humour. He is author of The Discourse of Online Sportscasting (2018) and currently serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Discourse, Context & Media.