Personal approach in computer-mediated communication
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2617-3921.2025.27.52-59Keywords:
communication, computer-mediated communication, communicative practices, evaluative language, expressive elements, genre, online discourse, personalizationAbstract
The study provides a concise overview of the key concepts and findings presented in the paper to examine the linguistic aspects of personalization in computer-mediated communication and focus on the role of genre, evaluative language, and expressive elements. The analysis reveals that while computer-mediated communication genres are dynamic and fluid, they remain crucial for understanding communicative practices and norms within online environments. The study highlights the importance of evaluative language in shaping online interactions, with sensory, aesthetic, ethical, and rationalistic values contributing significantly to the meaning-making processes. Expressive elements, such as emoticons, capitalization, and intensifiers, are identified as key mechanisms for conveying emotional responses and shaping the overall tone of online discourse. The study emphasizes the complex interplay between these linguistic features, suggesting that personalization in computer-mediated communication is achieved through a multifaceted process that involves both conscious and unconscious choices made by communicators. Computer-mediated communication genres are dynamic and fluid, blurring traditional boundaries.However, genre analysis remains a valuable framework for understanding communicative practices within online environments. Evaluative language plays a crucial role in shaping online interactions, with sensory, aesthetic, ethical, and rationalistic values contributing significantly to the meaning-making processes.Expressive elements, such as emoticons, capitalization, and intensifiers, are key mechanisms for conveying emotional responses and shaping the overall tone of online discourse. Further exploration of the evolving nature of online genres and their impact on communicative practices should include an investigation of the influence of multimodal communication on meaning-making in computer- mediated communication and the analysis of the role of cultural factors in shaping online communication practices.
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