Language Online
Investigating Digital Texts and Practices
David Barton author Carmen Lee author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:30th Oct '25
£39.99
This title is due to be published on 30th October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
In Language Online, David Barton and Carmen Lee explore the evolving landscape of digital communication. This extensively updated second edition reflects the latest research and developments, addressing key contemporary issues such as online aggression, digital activism, and the growing impact of AI on human communication. It also examines how digital communication has shaped and been shaped by global events like the COVID-19 pandemic and incorporates multimodal discourse.
With case studies from diverse geographical contexts, languages, and platforms, the book illustrates how digital language practices vary across cultures. This edition places greater emphasis on the intersection between online and offline communication, highlighting how digital interactions are deeply integrated into everyday life.
Written in a clear and accessible style, Language Online balances theory with practical analysis, providing valuable insights into the relationship between language and digital technologies. Complete with discussion topics and real-world examples, this is an essential read for students and scholars of new media, literacy, and multimodality in language and linguistics.
Praise for the first edition:
"Using a methodology grounded in both linguistics and digital literacies, Barton and Lee provide a valuable introduction to studying language online. They also carefully define terms and concepts that are used in both of these fields and are central to the study of language online--text and practices, among others...This volume will interest those who want to understand how language is changing as a result of new technologies and those pursuing their own research into language use online."
- A. M Laflen, Marist College, USA in CHOICE
"The second edition of Language Online provides up-to-date coverage of essential topics, methods, and concepts for digital language and literacy research. New directions in the field are presented in a vivid and accessible manner, such as social media and language learning, the impact of algorithms on digital discourse, and the interweaving of on and offline communication. Inclusive in style and rich in examples, this is set to become a standard textbook for years to come"
Jannis Androutsopoulos, University of Hamburg
ISBN: 9781032207957
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280 pages
2nd edition