Chapter 6 'Doing family' online Translocality, connectivity, and affection

• Auteur principal: Lexander, Kristin Vold (auth)
• Autres auteurs: Androutsopoulos, Jannis (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Taylor & Francis 2023
• Sujets: Language: reference & general; linguistics; language and identity; language and communication; digital interaction; digital language practices; semiotic resources; sociolinguistics
• Accès en ligne: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Résumé

This chapter studies the ways in which family members draw on their mediational repertoires to interact with one another near and far in the light of theories of translocality (Conradson & McKay 2007, Kytölä 2016), family discourse practices (Tannen et al. 2007) and language and emotions (Pavlenko 2004, Dewaele 2010). Through the analysis of digital power and connection manoeuvres (cf. Kendall 2006, Tannen 2006, Tannen et al. 2007) and morality practices (Ochs & Kremer-Sadlik 2007), the chapter shows how their interactional practices differ between local and transnational digital connectivity as well as between regular and occasional family contacts. The expressions of affection in these mediated interactions are examined to identify how they differ by the various types of local to global connectivity in the data and to conclude on how the diversity of linguistic repertoires becomes a resource to articulate emotions between adults, parents and their children.

Description matérielle

1 electronic resource (30 p.)

ISBN

9781003227311-6
9781032130248
9781032130279

Accès

Open Access