Title: Understanding the Language of Virtual Interaction
Subtitle: Communities, Knowledge, and Authority
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/applied-linguistics-and-second-language-acquisition/understanding-language-virtual-interaction-communities-knowledge-and-authority?format=PB&isbn=9781009328692

Author(s): Antonio Reyes; Andrew S. Ross

Hardback ISBN: 9781009328661 Pages: 216 Price: U.K. £ 90.00
Hardback ISBN: 9781009328661 Pages: 216 Price: Europe EURO 105.04
Hardback ISBN: 9781009328661 Pages: 216 Price: U.S. $ 115.00

Abstract:

Since the advent of Web 2.0, the interaction of user-generated content on participatory platforms has democratized content creation and reshaped communication, identity, authority, and knowledge across various fields, from health to politics, amid the post-truth phenomena. This timely book provides essential insights into the transformative effects of the evolving digital landscape. It gives a comprehensive analysis of how areas such as health, politics, and language ideology have been influenced by digital communication, and explores how online spaces have amplified minority voices, promoting inclusion and representation, while also addressing the backlash that challenges human rights associated with Internet use and the free exchange of information. The book also examines the intersection of law and digital crime, revealing the legal challenges posed by the online world. As our understanding of identity, knowledge, and authority increasingly intersects with Generative AI, it also discusses the impact of intelligent tools and the challenges they present.

Written In: English (eng)