Negotiations of language ideology on the Jodel app: Language policy in everyday online interaction. (March 2020)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Negotiations of language ideology on the Jodel app: Language policy in everyday online interaction. (March 2020)
- Main Title:
- Negotiations of language ideology on the Jodel app: Language policy in everyday online interaction
- Authors:
- Heuman, Anna
- Abstract:
- Highlights: The commonsensicality of the standard enables implicit argumentation in metalinguistic debates. Mastering certain features of standard language are crucial for acceptance on the Jodel app. Linguistic norms are continuously negotiated and perpetuated in interaction. Abstract: This study explores language policy in micro interaction on the online discussion app Jodel. By analyzing metalinguistic, evaluative comments, this study aims to provide an example of community-based language regulation. In total, 110 discussion threads in which Jodel users make explicit evaluative remarks on others' language use are analyzed. Through an analysis of (de)legitimation strategies, the metalinguistic remarks are explored as key discourse elements in the reproduction of language ideologies. The results show that Jodel users promote and uphold a hypercorrect local ideology that, to a large extent, promotes uniformity and traditional standard orthography. Prominent strategies for invoking this local language ideology are humor, repetition, and exposed correction. The metalinguistic comments are used for the purpose of creating boundaries for inclusion and exclusion of community members on the app.
- Is Part Of:
- Discourse, context & media. Volume 33(2020)
- Journal:
- Discourse, context & media
- Issue:
- Volume 33(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 33, Issue 2020 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 2020
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0033-2020-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2020-03
- Subjects:
- Jodel -- Language ideology -- Legitimation analysis -- Social media -- Language policy -- Standard language
Discourse analysis -- Periodicals
Digital media -- Periodicals
Mass media and language -- Periodicals
Communication -- Periodicals
Communication
Digital media
Discourse analysis
Mass media and language
Periodicals
401.4105 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22116958 ↗
http://www.sciencedirect.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.dcm.2019.100353 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2211-6958
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