9781316517499 - Words that Wound: Exploring Online Offensive Language de Tayebi, Tahmineh; Parvaresh, Vahid (11 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. How and why do words cause people to take offence online? This book explores the complex nature of offence, examining how the structure of language from individual words to broader linguistic patterns can be employed to construct offensive meanings. It demonstrates that offence is not a universal concept but a subjective experience shaped by the perspective of the target. Through a multi-layered analysis of words, meanings and context, the book offers a deeper understanding of how offence is creatively constructed, conveyed, understood and experienced on social media. By investigating the continuum between explicitly and implicitly offensive language, it reveals how even subtle language choices can have significant consequences. This work serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in language, communication and the social dynamics of offence. It will appeal to scholars and students in linguistics, communication studies, the social sciences as well as law and computer science. This book explores the complex nature of offence, examining how language, from words to patterns, constructs offensive meanings. Offence is shown as subjective, shaped by the target's perspective. Through a multi-layered analysis of language on social media, it reveals how language choices can have significant consequences. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 236 pages. 6.00x0.56x9.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. How and why do words cause people to take offence online? This book explores the complex nature of offence, examining how the structure of language from individual words to broader linguistic patterns can be employed to construct offensive meanings. It demonstrates that offence is not a universal concept but a subjective experience shaped by the perspective of the target. Through a multi-layered analysis of words, meanings and context, the book offers a deeper understanding of how offence is creatively constructed, conveyed, understood and experienced on social media. By investigating the continuum between explicitly and implicitly offensive language, it reveals how even subtle language choices can have significant consequences. This work serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in language, communication and the social dynamics of offence. It will appeal to scholars and students in linguistics, communication studies, the social sciences as well as law and computer science. This book explores the complex nature of offence, examining how language, from words to patterns, constructs offensive meanings. Offence is shown as subjective, shaped by the target's perspective. Through a multi-layered analysis of language on social media, it reveals how language choices can have significant consequences. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. How and why do words cause people to take offence online? This book explores the complex nature of offence, examining how the structure of language from individual words to broader linguistic patterns can be employed to construct offensive meanings. It demonstrates that offence is not a universal concept but a subjective experience shaped by the perspective of the target. Through a multi-layered analysis of words, meanings and context, the book offers a deeper understanding of how offence is creatively constructed, conveyed, understood and experienced on social media. By investigating the continuum between explicitly and implicitly offensive language, it reveals how even subtle language choices can have significant consequences. This work serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in language, communication and the social dynamics of offence. It will appeal to scholars and students in linguistics, communication studies, the social sciences as well as law and computer science. This book explores the complex nature of offence, examining how language, from words to patterns, constructs offensive meanings. Offence is shown as subjective, shaped by the target's perspective. Through a multi-layered analysis of language on social media, it reveals how language choices can have significant consequences. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.