“I want your brain” : Complimenting behavior in online Over by Over cricket commentary
Capitolo di libro
Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
“I want your brain” : Complimenting behavior in online Over by Over cricket commentary / D.B. Heaney - In: Complimenting Behavior and (Self-)Praise across Social Media : New contexts and new insights / [a cura di] M.E. Placencia, Z.R. Eslami. - Prima edizione. - [s.l] : John Benjamins, 2020. - ISBN 9789027207579. - pp. 237-261 [10.1075/pbns.313.10hea]
Abstract:
This chapter examines complimenting behavior in Over by Over cricket com- mentary (OBO), a hybrid online genre with a conspicuous level of audience participation. The genre is defined and described and its social media credentials are assessed. The resulting picture is of an asymmetrical and time-bound virtual grouping in which simulated interactions between journalists and readers are increasingly to the fore.
A significant presence of compliments was noted in preliminary readings. For insights into their forms and function, a corpus of commentary on two days’ play in separate international cricket matches was analyzed for complimenting content. Contrary to findings in previous studies for other social media, al- though direct explicit compliments comprised the majority, most occurred in non-formulaic patterns. A number of explanations for this are proposed.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
sports discourse; Over by Over commentary; social media; webpage assemblies; non-formulaic compliments; male talk; infotainment
Elenco autori:
D.B. Heaney
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Titolo del libro:
Complimenting Behavior and (Self-)Praise across Social Media : New contexts and new insights