Researching Language and Digital Communication

A Student Guide

Christian Ilbury

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Routledge
28 February 2025

Sociolinguistics

This student guide is an introduction to research on language and digital communication, providing an overview of relevant sociolinguistic concepts, analytical frameworks, and methodological approaches commonly used in the field. The book is a practical guide designed to help students develop independent research projects on language and digital communication. Topics covered include: the emergence of research on Computer Mediated Communication (CMC), interactional affordances and the design infrastructures of digital platforms, practical and ethical guidance in designing and implementing a research project on digital communication, contemporary approaches in the sociolinguistics of digital communication such as Computational Sociolinguistics (CS) and interactional analyses, and the impact of social and digital media on language change.

Chapters are organised thematically, each supplemented with examples from various platforms and sociolinguistic contexts, as well as further reading and activities to scaffold students’ learning.

The interdisciplinary relevance of this topic makes it key reading for students from A-level English language to undergraduate and postgraduate students in linguistics, English language, media studies, digital culture, and communications.

Additional online resources are available on the Routledge Language and Communication Portal.

By: Christian Ilbury
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781032490113
ISBN 10: 103249011X
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 28 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Primary , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christian Ilbury is a Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh. His research focusses on the interrelation of digital culture and language variation and change, with a concentration on the linguistic and digital practices of young people.